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A review by mnboyer
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
<b>Book of the Month Club: Fantasy</b>
I love a good retelling and I love the Trojan War more (and everything that surrounds it) more than the average person. I also just love strong women who decide sometimes you have to kill your awful husband in order to get rid of him -- to be clear, he deserved it.
This one was fabulous. Transport yourself right back to ancient times and grab your favorite blanket and a drink because you won't want to put this down. Clytemnestra starts off with a young woman trying to find herself in the world. She falls in love but that isn't fated to be -- because here comes Agamemnon and he ruins her life, kills her husband and child, and yanks her away to be his. You'd think she'd have some say in this, but at the time, very clear that women don't get to dictate their marriages and lives. Sure, Clytemnestra is a strong woman who tries to do things on her own but... it takes her several chapters to become the woman she is when she kills Agamemnon. Watching her on this journey is great. The settings are so realistic, the writing is wonderful, and you genuinely do care about the characters.
Love it!
I love a good retelling and I love the Trojan War more (and everything that surrounds it) more than the average person. I also just love strong women who decide sometimes you have to kill your awful husband in order to get rid of him -- to be clear, he deserved it.
This one was fabulous. Transport yourself right back to ancient times and grab your favorite blanket and a drink because you won't want to put this down. Clytemnestra starts off with a young woman trying to find herself in the world. She falls in love but that isn't fated to be -- because here comes Agamemnon and he ruins her life, kills her husband and child, and yanks her away to be his. You'd think she'd have some say in this, but at the time, very clear that women don't get to dictate their marriages and lives. Sure, Clytemnestra is a strong woman who tries to do things on her own but... it takes her several chapters to become the woman she is when she kills Agamemnon. Watching her on this journey is great. The settings are so realistic, the writing is wonderful, and you genuinely do care about the characters.
Love it!