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Electra

Electra

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  • Create Date：2022-06-18 09:17:00
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  • Author：Jennifer Saint
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Summary

Tres mujeres atrapadas en una maldición antigua

Cuando Clitemnestra se casa con Agamenón， no conoce los rumores insidiosos sobre su linaje， la Casa de Atreo。 Pero cuando en la víspera de la Guerra de Troya， Agamenón la traiciona de la forma más impensable， Clitemnestra debe enfrentarse a la maldición que ha devastado a su familia。

En Troya， la princesa Casandra posee el don de la profecía， pero también carga con su propia maldición: nadie creerá nunca lo que ella ve。 Cuando tiene una visión de lo que va a pasar en su querida ciudad， no tiene ningún poder para evitar la tragedia que se avecina。

Electra， la hija menor de Clitemnestra y Agamenón， solo desea que su amado padre regrese a casa de la guerra。 Pero ¿podrá escapar de la historia sangrienta de su familia o también su destino está unido a la violencia？

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Reviews

Elizabeth ，

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➳ Christie ➳ ，

This story would have been a 5 stars for me had it not been for my intense dislike of Elektra， whom the book is named after。 Clytemnestras story however…。。was magnificently told - that scene at the beach before the army sailed to Troy was one of the most potent pieces of writing I have ever read。I will follow up with a more detailed review but overall I cannot wait to read more from Jennifer Saint。

LKay ，

I will continue to pick up every new feminist Greek mythology re-telling I can get my hands on and no one can stop me！I really do love Jennifer Saint’s writing but I was ultimately disappointed by this book。 I can’t understand why the title is Elektra when it focuses mostly on Clytemnestra and Cassandra’s perspectives， resulting in Elektra being the least developed character of the book。 It’s a real bummer because I was looking forward to getting a new perspective on the story of the House of At I will continue to pick up every new feminist Greek mythology re-telling I can get my hands on and no one can stop me！I really do love Jennifer Saint’s writing but I was ultimately disappointed by this book。 I can’t understand why the title is Elektra when it focuses mostly on Clytemnestra and Cassandra’s perspectives， resulting in Elektra being the least developed character of the book。 It’s a real bummer because I was looking forward to getting a new perspective on the story of the House of Atreus， but instead I ended up pretty much hating the way the character was written。 It makes sense that as a child， she wouldn’t understand what her mother is going through but Elektra continues to be selfish throughout this book and shows no growth at all。More than half the book is spent recounting the already done-to-death Trojan war。 Don’t get me wrong， I love re-tellings of The Iliad but this one did not add anything new at all。 I think this book tried to fit in too much and the pacing was way off。 It was a total slog to get through and I fell asleep every time I picked it up， so it took forever to finish。 Whenever an important plot point or climax came up， it was over in two seconds。 Even the conclusion felt rushed （I wrote something similar in my review of Saint’s Ariadne， I was down to the last few pages and still waiting for the climax to happen）。I think this book would make a nice introduction to the story for someone new to Greek mythology but as someone already quite familiar with it these stories， it’s not my favorite re-telling。 For someone who’d like a little more depth I’d recommend Hannah Lynn’s A Spartan's Sorrow and Natalie Haynes’ A Thousand Ships。 。。。more

Rachel ，

Really had to muscle my way through this one。 Surprising because I loved Ariadne so much！

Maureen LaFontaine ，

4。5☆ Nearly perfect！ I can't quite put my finger on what the missing 。5 would be， but I loved it all the same。 The only genre I enjoy more than historical fiction is Mythology！ Fans of Madeline Miller （"Circe" & "Achilles"） and Sue Mink Kidd （"Book of Longings"） will also dive into this novel。 My takeaway: Electra was such an intimate， full look at motherhood; it's as though Jennifer Saint has already lived many lives over because she's able to illuminate all the joy， love， fear and grief that a 4。5☆ Nearly perfect！ I can't quite put my finger on what the missing 。5 would be， but I loved it all the same。 The only genre I enjoy more than historical fiction is Mythology！ Fans of Madeline Miller （"Circe" & "Achilles"） and Sue Mink Kidd （"Book of Longings"） will also dive into this novel。 My takeaway: Electra was such an intimate， full look at motherhood; it's as though Jennifer Saint has already lived many lives over because she's able to illuminate all the joy， love， fear and grief that a mother could， and does， experience。 。。。more

caitlin ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF at pg。 94。I did not enjoy this author’s previous book either， but I love the stories of Clytemnestra， Cassandra， and Elektra， so I figured that I would give the author another chance。 Needless to say， I didn’t enjoy it。 I was incredibly bored by this retelling and the only chapter that I was incredibly interested in was the one in which Iphigenia was killed。 I did not like the character of Elektra， she lacked complexity and even tried justifying the death of her sister， which just rubbed me DNF at pg。 94。I did not enjoy this author’s previous book either， but I love the stories of Clytemnestra， Cassandra， and Elektra， so I figured that I would give the author another chance。 Needless to say， I didn’t enjoy it。 I was incredibly bored by this retelling and the only chapter that I was incredibly interested in was the one in which Iphigenia was killed。 I did not like the character of Elektra， she lacked complexity and even tried justifying the death of her sister， which just rubbed me the wrong way- Elektra just feels like she’s just playing out the role given to her rather than having actual emotions。 It feels like she has no agency at all。 I found Cassandra interesting as a character， but again， she felt incredibly one-note。 Maybe I’ll pick it up in the future again， but I have no interest in finishing it right now。 。。。more

Carla Monticelli ，

Elektra by Jennifer Saint is a reimagining of the story surrounding Elektra， daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra。 On the eve of the Trojan war， Agamemnon commits the unthinkable to ensure success in his endeavors， filicide。 While Clytemnestra never forgives her husband， Elektra never forgives her mother for what comes next。 With the Trojan war as a backdrop， the members of the Atreus house's betrayal of each other become the betrayals of a nation。Though the novel is titled Elektra， part of me Elektra by Jennifer Saint is a reimagining of the story surrounding Elektra， daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra。 On the eve of the Trojan war， Agamemnon commits the unthinkable to ensure success in his endeavors， filicide。 While Clytemnestra never forgives her husband， Elektra never forgives her mother for what comes next。 With the Trojan war as a backdrop， the members of the Atreus house's betrayal of each other become the betrayals of a nation。Though the novel is titled Elektra， part of me thinks this is something of an identity crisis。Do we get Elektra’s tale woven into the book？ Yes， we definitely do。Is she the central character？ Not really， no。Elektra is a baby at the beginning of the book and any true acts of awareness aren’t witnessed until 62% of the way through。 She is a child with childish observations， she barely understands what her mother is telling her when her father leaves for war， and she is fed the stories that she wants to hear about his power， his kindness， his strength as a king from the servants and a young farmhand called Giorgio。The story of Elektra is one that for me， at least， felt somewhat glossed over in the book。 We get a great deal of detail from Clytemnestra and Cassandra。 Both are on opposite sides yet both experiencing similar concerns。Clytemnestra is worried for her family。 She is concerned that should her husband suffer another disaster she will lose another daughter， she will be forced to witness the sacrifice of another child she has carried and borne。 She does not want to go through that again and any mother will be able to identify with that fear。 At the moment she saw Iphigenia murdered at the hand of her father， without emotion or regret， she started to doubt that he had ever been the man she wanted and believed him to be。 Meanwhile， in Troy， we have Cassandra， daughter of the King， trying to get her family and people to listen to her， all the while knowing that all they see is an insane woman who never talks sense。However， where I think that Saint got things so right was with her interpretations of a mourning mother in Clytemnestra and the frustrated and tormented Cassandra。 Both characters inspired empathy in me and this is exactly what I needed to continue reading the book。 。。。more

Anjana Devi ，

This is an amazing book but the feelings it invoked in me was strong。So I am unable to finish it for the peace of my mental health。DNF at 45%

Talenyn ，

Just another retelling of the Iliad with unsympathetic， two-dimensional characters。 It's a bitter disappointment after Saint's brilliant take on the myth of Ariadne。 Just another retelling of the Iliad with unsympathetic， two-dimensional characters。 It's a bitter disappointment after Saint's brilliant take on the myth of Ariadne。 。。。more

Isabel ，

i loved the book and i finished the book rlly quickly。 I kinda pity cassandra and elektra ngl

Katie W ，

3。5

Megan ，

3。5 stars。This novel might be called 'Elektra'， but I actually think that Saint should have named it after her mother， Clytemnestra。 Not only did she get a lot more page time than the other two women， but I found her to be a much more compelling character than Elektra ever was。 I did enjoy Cassandra's alternate perspective （though she didn't always offer up much）， and the way that Saint focused on the Trojan War through the lives of these women was something that I thought worked well。 I only re 3。5 stars。This novel might be called 'Elektra'， but I actually think that Saint should have named it after her mother， Clytemnestra。 Not only did she get a lot more page time than the other two women， but I found her to be a much more compelling character than Elektra ever was。 I did enjoy Cassandra's alternate perspective （though she didn't always offer up much）， and the way that Saint focused on the Trojan War through the lives of these women was something that I thought worked well。 I only remember the basics of the Trojan War - Helen， the Trojan Horse， Hector and Achilles - so I actually enjoyed the fact that the novel focused more on the House of Atreus， a part of mythology where my knowledge only extended to the pronunciation of names。 But while the opposing perspectives of Clytemnestra and Elektra did work to flesh out both characters and humanise them a bit more， I can't deny that I wouldn't have minded having Clytemnestra as the only POV in the novel。 。。。more

Marcy D。 ，

Liked this one more than Ariadne。 I think it always had movement and action where that wasn’t always the case for Ariadne。 I love a book that helps give words to collective feminine rage that has been existing for thousands of years。

Lillian ，

I am not giving this a rating because I read it in a sort of haze。 Saint assumes the reader is familiar with the stories of Elektra， Clytemnestra and Cassandra （no real set up like there is in "Song of Achilles" for ex） but I was too lazy to Wiki them so I sort of floundered for a little but I pressed on。 I really am struggling to write this because I don't have any real commentary; everything happened really fast？ Time went by extremely fast， characters grew old super quickly， relationship dyna I am not giving this a rating because I read it in a sort of haze。 Saint assumes the reader is familiar with the stories of Elektra， Clytemnestra and Cassandra （no real set up like there is in "Song of Achilles" for ex） but I was too lazy to Wiki them so I sort of floundered for a little but I pressed on。 I really am struggling to write this because I don't have any real commentary; everything happened really fast？ Time went by extremely fast， characters grew old super quickly， relationship dynamics seemed to change each page。 Felt like I was jumping around a bit but I had fun 。。。more

Katie ，

tbh ariadne was better…

Δανάη Ιμπραχήμ ，

Είμαι εδώ για φεμινιστικά retellings。 Αναλυτική κριτική σύντομα。

Lucy ，

Okay but not as good as Ariadne

Eleanor Slater ，

Fierce and clear cut， this is a brilliant retelling of the Trojan war from three distinct but interwoven narrators。 Perfect for fans of Pat Barker or Natalie Haynes。

Haley ，

This is a Clytemnestra stan & an Elektra hate account <3

Jen Johnson ，

I liked Saint’s first novel， but this is too slow for me。

Jazz ，

The prose， characters， and their motivations are unimpressive。 I was rooting for Clytemnestra the entire time。

Katherine Belau ，

This story was written well and you can tell Jennifer Saint put a lot of research into it。 the story content itself just wasn't my favorite。 I kept forgetting who the main character of each chapter was。 I would like to revisit this story when I'm in a Greek mythology mood because I think that would change my thoughts。Ariadne is still my favorite book by this author but I cannot wait until Saint's next book is released。 This story was written well and you can tell Jennifer Saint put a lot of research into it。 the story content itself just wasn't my favorite。 I kept forgetting who the main character of each chapter was。 I would like to revisit this story when I'm in a Greek mythology mood because I think that would change my thoughts。Ariadne is still my favorite book by this author but I cannot wait until Saint's next book is released。 。。。more

Cassandra ，

3。5*

ChildofHades ，

An amazing book can't wait to read Ariadne An amazing book can't wait to read Ariadne 。。。more

Alora ，

It's a cute read。 So cool things happen。 But it has sooooo much unnecessary details。 Almost dnf BUT I skipped alot and got through it to find it what happens。 I already don't remember。。。。 It's a cute read。 So cool things happen。 But it has sooooo much unnecessary details。 Almost dnf BUT I skipped alot and got through it to find it what happens。 I already don't remember。。。。 。。。more

Trigger Warning Database ，

Trigger & Content WarningsSlaveryClassismRape mentionedInfidelityDeath of a childMurderWar themes

Angela Rohde ，

Lovely writing， with a focus on the sad and disturbing mythological tales of Clytemnestra， Agamemnon and their children， along with Helen of Sparta/Troy and Cassandra of Troy。 Fabulous weaving together of these tales and truly places you in a first person seat thorough they eyes of Elektra， Clytemnestra and Cassandra。 Heartbreak， murder and revenge are huge themes， as well as how harboring that vengeful spirit may affect your life and those around you。 My impression overall is that cursed or not Lovely writing， with a focus on the sad and disturbing mythological tales of Clytemnestra， Agamemnon and their children， along with Helen of Sparta/Troy and Cassandra of Troy。 Fabulous weaving together of these tales and truly places you in a first person seat thorough they eyes of Elektra， Clytemnestra and Cassandra。 Heartbreak， murder and revenge are huge themes， as well as how harboring that vengeful spirit may affect your life and those around you。 My impression overall is that cursed or not- life goes on。 。。。more

Melissa Allen ，

Full disclosure， I received a copy of the audiobook for free from NetGalley and I am giving my honest feedback。I loved the narrators of this audiobook！ I think they did a wonderful job capturing the spirit of their characters and all of the emotions that they expressed。 I loved the retelling of the Trojan War through the eyes of the women。 Cassandra's sad plight， Clytemnestra's devastation， Elektra's anger， it all came to life so wonderfully。 I will admit， I didn't love the ending because I felt Full disclosure， I received a copy of the audiobook for free from NetGalley and I am giving my honest feedback。I loved the narrators of this audiobook！ I think they did a wonderful job capturing the spirit of their characters and all of the emotions that they expressed。 I loved the retelling of the Trojan War through the eyes of the women。 Cassandra's sad plight， Clytemnestra's devastation， Elektra's anger， it all came to life so wonderfully。 I will admit， I didn't love the ending because I felt so upset that Elektra couldn't understand where her mother was coming from but the author did such a wonderful job of making me feel this emotion through her writing。 。。。more

Briony ，

4。5 stars。I flew through this book。 The writing is amazing。 I loved the complex mother daughter dynamic。 How you get a view of the Trojan war from both sides。The in-depth perspective of female characters， really sold you on their actions。Only marking down because it lost a little steam towards the end。 I think perhaps Elektra could have featured more in this book， due to the title。 Although by the end I was tiring of reading her chapters while wishing there had been more from Cassandra's POV。 If 4。5 stars。I flew through this book。 The writing is amazing。 I loved the complex mother daughter dynamic。 How you get a view of the Trojan war from both sides。The in-depth perspective of female characters， really sold you on their actions。Only marking down because it lost a little steam towards the end。 I think perhaps Elektra could have featured more in this book， due to the title。 Although by the end I was tiring of reading her chapters while wishing there had been more from Cassandra's POV。 If you enjoyed Ariadne， you will adore this！ 。。。more

Alexandria Perone ，

Jennifer Saint does a great job of telling us the stories we already know， but from the women’s perspectives。 Elektra （the girl） was kind of awful， but Elektra， the novel was great！

Reference

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Electra&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0