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clairiewairie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault and Slavery
maritzelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
bellsdixon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
clazbog's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest and Sexual violence
porridgegobbler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
An easily digestible read of a well-known story from a perspective we don't normally hear from.
Definitely a book to get you out of a reading slump and bolster your knowledge and understanding of Greek Mythology, particularly the Trojan War. I really enjoyed the three perspectives and how their stories intertwined with one another.
Definitely better than Jennifer Saint's third book Atalanta, however that may just be my personal bias due to my interest in the Trojan War. But also it read better and the characters were more distinct. However at times it does suffer the same issue of heavy handed exposition of mythology, which is impressive in terms of Saint's knowledge, But not always fitting for prose in my opinion.
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and War
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I always like to read greek mythology book to remember the stories and see them from different povs. Here we got the pov of Clytemnestra, Elektra and Cassandra.
I have to admit that I do not understand why the book is called Elektra when it had 3 women describing their experiences before, during and after the the Trojan War, besides she is the one I liked the least from the 3 women…
Helen can go to the deepest hell by the way 😭 (at least the one in this book) next to her brother in law Agamemnon!
This book was basically telling the story we already know but from the pov of these 3 characters, but sadly there was nothing new, fantastic, original, or really entertaining.
I almost DNF this after Part 1 to be honest, but I kept going just because it’s Greek Mythology. And I mean, it was okay?? So 2 ⭐ in my opinion.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
- Child death / Murder: Agamemnon kills his oldest daughter before the war starts.
- War / Slavery / Death: There’s descriptions of what’s going on in the Trojan War.
- Rape / Sexual assault / Sexual violence: Because this is ALWAYS present in Greek mythology…
celtictales's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and War
bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and War
Minor: Slavery
irinalast's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War
amanda_reads89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood