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Elektra
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Clytemnestra's storyline is the main driving plot. Everything else is branched from there. I would've named the book after her, rather than Elektra.
I've never read The Iliad or The Odyssey, so all of the characters were new to me, aside from knowing "the face that launched a thousand ships." I think the book assumes readers have a base knowledge of The Trojan War. I spent a lot of time Googling, to make sure I was understanding the story correctly. But I enjoyed that part, too.
I will say Cassandra's chapters were really only to give a POV from the Trojan side. Also, (view spoiler)
The story is a true tragedy. Consumed by (view spoiler)
I've never read The Iliad or The Odyssey, so all of the characters were new to me, aside from knowing "the face that launched a thousand ships." I think the book assumes readers have a base knowledge of The Trojan War. I spent a lot of time Googling, to make sure I was understanding the story correctly. But I enjoyed that part, too.
I will say Cassandra's chapters were really only to give a POV from the Trojan side. Also, (view spoiler)
The story is a true tragedy. Consumed by (view spoiler)
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