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Elektra
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So far, I'm not fully compelled. Elektra is the name of the book - main character yeah, but then we have 3 main characters. I only see Elektra’s pov in the prologue and chapter 6. Then it was mostly Clytemnestra and Cassandra. They literally feel a pushover to plot because I don't see clear goals yet. Sure, Cassandra wants to be respected since she looks like she has a social anxiety disorder that makes her aloof, but then she's cursed on chapter 5 then no one believes her anymore. She's treated more of a side character than a main one.
Conversation between characters always felt so short and fleeting. They're always rushing and hesitant to express themselves which turns out in reality � they've only exchanged a few phrases.
The only conversation and scene that was long I read so far was the backstory that the servant revealed to Clytemnestra regarding the family history from Tantalus to Agamemnon.
It's like I'm reading a slightly extended version of Edith Hamilton's Greek Mythology.
It's more of a documentary than a novel.
Oh and the worst part was how character dynamics and relationships were mostly "TELL" than "SHOW".
Update: it's been 22 chapters and I therefore conclude, the book should be named Clytemnestra rather than Elektra. Her character is much more developed than Elektra’s. Honestly though, I don't understand how she still idolizes her father despite already knowing how he murdered her sister. Elektra is just a whiny b*tch at this point 💀.
So many timeskips good gosh, one could barely be immersed in just one scenario. Everything feels so rushed even characters� relationships with one another, especially the “romance� between Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Boy just said he needs her help and she immediately yanked him into a make out session 😭.
Plus, the internal monologues are so dragging it can lean up to five pages and nothing real is happening to the plot.
Also, I have no idea why Cassandra was even one of the main protagonists. She even described herself as insignificant to anyone. And, the story was not even affected regardless whether she was alive or dead. And now she is dead and nobody gives a damn. The story is still the same and she has not contributed anything significant that would sway at least one plotline to change.
Update: So I finished the book and I wished I never read it in the first place because it just wasted my precious time.
I wished they didn't kill Clytemnestra because she was the only character I tolerated 😮�.
Elektra is just a close-minded whiny ass emo teen who wasted her life making stupid decisions.
The only lesson I learned is to never write my stories like this. I'm glad I never will :))
Conversation between characters always felt so short and fleeting. They're always rushing and hesitant to express themselves which turns out in reality � they've only exchanged a few phrases.
The only conversation and scene that was long I read so far was the backstory that the servant revealed to Clytemnestra regarding the family history from Tantalus to Agamemnon.
It's like I'm reading a slightly extended version of Edith Hamilton's Greek Mythology.
It's more of a documentary than a novel.
Oh and the worst part was how character dynamics and relationships were mostly "TELL" than "SHOW".
Update: it's been 22 chapters and I therefore conclude, the book should be named Clytemnestra rather than Elektra. Her character is much more developed than Elektra’s. Honestly though, I don't understand how she still idolizes her father despite already knowing how he murdered her sister. Elektra is just a whiny b*tch at this point 💀.
So many timeskips good gosh, one could barely be immersed in just one scenario. Everything feels so rushed even characters� relationships with one another, especially the “romance� between Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. Boy just said he needs her help and she immediately yanked him into a make out session 😭.
Plus, the internal monologues are so dragging it can lean up to five pages and nothing real is happening to the plot.
Also, I have no idea why Cassandra was even one of the main protagonists. She even described herself as insignificant to anyone. And, the story was not even affected regardless whether she was alive or dead. And now she is dead and nobody gives a damn. The story is still the same and she has not contributed anything significant that would sway at least one plotline to change.
Update: So I finished the book and I wished I never read it in the first place because it just wasted my precious time.
I wished they didn't kill Clytemnestra because she was the only character I tolerated 😮�.
Elektra is just a close-minded whiny ass emo teen who wasted her life making stupid decisions.
The only lesson I learned is to never write my stories like this. I'm glad I never will :))
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