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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

25 reviews

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

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

garnethalo's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

In Jennifer Saint's Elektra, I understood the daughter. Now in Costanza Casati's book, I understand the mother, Clytemnestra. A wonderful read that had me turning the next page with both anticipation and wariness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide, and Slavery

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Alcohol, Rape, Physical abuse, and War

A Greek myth retold. Surrounding the Trojan war. It is a Greek tragedy! Comes with the usual Greek tragedy warnings.

beddy93's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Animal death, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Murder

kayla980's review

dark emotional informative sad tense

• 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

4.0

The choppy sentence structure took a while to get used to, but the story overall was told well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: War, Rape, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

raebae's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, War, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Confinement, Alcohol, Murder, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Child death, and Sexual harassment

rmperash's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Bullying, Physical abuse, Incest, Alcoholism, Blood, Genocide, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

nehaanna's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.75

The retelling of female mythological characters is a delicate execution. This novel seeks to excavate the life and thoughts of one of the most ruthless women in Greek mythology, the wife of the ruthless king Agamemnon. This novel undertakes the retelling of Clytmnestra’s life from childhood to middle age as she rules in the absence of her husband during the famed Trojan War. This book is very similar to other feminist retelling of myths such as the novel Kaiyeki. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Cursing, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Incest, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexism

mthornburg13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, War, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Infidelity

fragrant_stars's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Another book I could hardly bear to put down! I loved the writing style, and I really couldn't help but root for the main character. As a lover of Greek mythology I had some idea of how this story would unfold already, and this version of events didn't disappoint. The ending was a little more open than I'd have liked, but overall satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Minor: Colonisation, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Suicide, Incest, Animal death, and Bullying