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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

170 reviews

katyhosbein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved reading this retelling of Clytemnestra’s story. It was hard to read at times because of so much tragedy in her life, but I was rooting for her until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

ifeltlikereading's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If you love a good Greek re-telling with gut wrenching emotions, this is the book for you. I COULD NOT put this down. Devoured this under 48hrs and my mind was reeling. Fair warning- this book, while beautifully articulated, has the capacity to trigger emotions. While this depicts how wonderful the storyteller is with their craft, its always nice to know ahead 🫡

I got angry in her stead, cried when she did and burned with the feeling to get revenge when all was lost. I was so engrossed in this story- but while I was there, I started to be grateful to be born in an era where I am able to take a stand for my life. There was a lot of suffering and reading about them is not for the faint of hearts. I became well acquainted with the Spartans, Greeks, Trojans and everyone from Achilles to Helen of Troy. Casati has masterfully weaved Clytemnestra’s legacy in this book and I’d recommend this with all my heart. I love women who don’t back down, and never give up. 😎 Definitive ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 read for me 🧡

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, War, and Violence

tcapo's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Torture, Slavery, and Sexism

snikhtha's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.5

The writing is blunt and on the nose, but I thought it worked well for a retelling set in Ancient Greece. It was a slow pace but only slogged in the first bit of the book.

My main issue with this story is that it stopped before getting to the end of Clytemenstra's life. It stopped before we really got to see the fallout of what she did, and it felt like we stopped in the middle of her arc right before things got juicy. I think it would've been more interesting to see what her mantra of "better to be hated than forgotten" ends up costing her and why she's okay with losing those thing rather than ending on what felt like a "high note".

It's a good book, but if it dived into the latter part of Clytemenstra's life (especially her relationship with Elektra) it would've been excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

topodibiblioteca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

inkwellimps's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Child death, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, and Confinement

Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Incest, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

freschne's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

clairevn's review

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

Classic Greek myth story (sex, violence, and sexual violence) — with a fair bit of feminism mixed in… 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Violence

januaryghosts's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Murder, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Slavery, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia

sopopia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Child death, Sexual violence, and War