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Carregando... Elektra: A Novel (edição: 2022)de Jennifer Saint (Autor)
Informações da ObraElektra de Jennifer Saint
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  Eugene_Kernes | Jun 4, 2024 |   filbo_2024 | Apr 23, 2024 |  ) Lucky-Loki | Jan 12, 2024 | Read December 2023 ( ) ChristineMiller47 | Dec 20, 2023 | The most touching segment of the story is when Clytemnestra is taking her eldest daughter, Iphigenia, to her supposed wedding. Unlike some recent retellings, in this version Agamemnon has not killed his wife's first husband and baby son, so she has no inklings of what might be about to occur. Cassandra's storyline is also tragic, with her wishing in the end to be killed to end her continual suffering. Only Elektra's point of view becomes wearing, with her self-pitying and uncritical hero worship of her absent father becoming rather tiring. The book doesn't really add anything to the familiar myth: it is a straight re-telling, so although it was a perfectly workmanlike read, it was not exceptional and I would award it 3 stars. ( ) kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Prêmios
"Elektra is a spellbinding reimagining of the story of one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne. Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon's youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family's bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — Carregando...GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.83)
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This is a retelling of the Trojan War and the decisions in the aftermath through the perspective of Elektra, Clytemnestra, and Cassandra. Electra is a princess of Mycenae, daughter to Queen Clytemnestra and King Agamemnon. Cassandra is a princess of Troy. A tale inhabiting Greek culture and mythology. A tale of the gods intervention, how the people react to what is needed to be done, and cycles of violence. Elektra, Clytemnestra, and Cassandra, each in their own way try to prevent conflict from escalating, but cannot avoid the prophecies made. Each tries to influence how conflicts are resolved, but each is limited by political power and a culture seeking glory and vengeance. Each decision creates its own divergent interpretations, a source of conflict that often has consequences.
Caveats?
The story tries to be consistent with the original story of the Trojan War. There might not be anything new for those already familiar with the story. (