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Elektra
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《The history of the family was full of brutal murder, adultery, monstrous ambition, and rather more cannibalism than one would expect.�
There couldn't be a better opening sentence for me, I was instantly hooked and couldn't put the book down.
'Elektra' is a beautiful, haunting, twisted, and fascinating Greek retelling, inextricably bound to tragedy, mystery, intrigue, and retribution. The portrayal of the female narrators was well written, and there was vigor to the characters. At certain points, I felt the blood dripping off the pages, creating a pool of dark satisfaction. I yearned for revenge myself and submerged into the depth of this riveting tale. A good book is when you immerse yourself into reading and are simply absorbed by the story, which is the case for me.
《The history of the family was full of brutal murder, adultery, monstrous ambition, and rather more cannibalism than one would expect.�
There couldn't be a better opening sentence for me, I was instantly hooked and couldn't put the book down.
'Elektra' is a beautiful, haunting, twisted, and fascinating Greek retelling, inextricably bound to tragedy, mystery, intrigue, and retribution. The portrayal of the female narrators was well written, and there was vigor to the characters. At certain points, I felt the blood dripping off the pages, creating a pool of dark satisfaction. I yearned for revenge myself and submerged into the depth of this riveting tale. A good book is when you immerse yourself into reading and are simply absorbed by the story, which is the case for me.
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Reading Progress
February 2, 2023
– Shelved
(Hardcover Edition)
February 2, 2023
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April 15, 2023
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Started Reading
April 15, 2023
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April 18, 2023
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29.21%
"'Let him come back so that I can watch him suffer. And let me make it slow.' 💀🖤 - that's Greek mythology at its best! This book is a page-turner, I'm submerged in darkness, ready to succumb🔥🖤"
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April 22, 2023
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40.73%
"'The darkness belonged to me, the most comforting place I could find.' 🖤 - gosh, imprison me 💀🤣"
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145
April 22, 2023
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63.76%
"'The waters glowed red behind us, the sky igniting in monstrous flames.' 🖤🔥 - I'm absorbed, ready to emerge from the depth of this riveting tale."
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227
April 23, 2023
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68.26%
"'I can feel the droplets of his blood sliding down my forehead, and it revives me, like rainfall on a parched field in the deadening heat of summer.' 🩸🔥 - I can taste and smell it, it's tangible."
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April 25, 2023
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89.89%
"'There is a river, but its waters run red and dark; the earth is choked with the dead, and the blood spills out to the ocean itself, staining its vast waters.' 🖤
- A good book is when you immerse yourself into reading and are simply absorbed by the story, which is the case for me. Unputdownable."
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- A good book is when you immerse yourself into reading and are simply absorbed by the story, which is the case for me. Unputdownable."
April 28, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Apr 28, 2023 03:03PM
Wonderful review, Anna! 🖤🖤 I look forward to reading this 😊
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Thank you very much Deb 🖤 means a lot to me ☺️
😊🖤 you're welcome, and thanks for this recommendation!
Great review Anna, glad you enjoyed it. I liked this one, but I preferred Ariadne. I just got her new book, Atalanta, which I am looking forward to reading.
Nice review and wow, I love the cover and that incredible analogy of how it felt like blood dripping off the pages, LoL this is intriguing to me so I've made note of this one! I'm glad you enjoyed this as much as you did :-)
@Debbie: thank you, too! I value your opinion every time 🖤
@Rebecca: thank you very much 🖤 Ariadne is great, I relished reading her story. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Atalanta 😁
@LTJ: thank you very much 🖤 The cover is stunning, I couldn't agree more! I'm glad you liked the analogy, I love writing about my personal experience while reading books 😁 Enjoy your current read, the ending is pretty awesome!!!!
Great review and next on my reading list 😊 Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati is another brilliant retelling with a strong female character 😊
@Gareth: thank you so much 🖤 Clytemnestra is sitting on my shelf ☺️ Enjoy Elektra as much as I did!!!
I really loved Clytemnestra, I think I didn't rate Elektra so high because I read it straight after that and couldn't help but compare them. I think you will really enjoy it Anna!
Thank you, Rebecca 🖤 I'm looking forward to reading Clytemnestra, A thousand ships, and Dead of Spring ☺️
Wonderful review!! Adding to my to-read list.
@Chris: thank you very much 🖤 you're gonna like it!
I'll read anything by Jennifer Saint!
@Teres: So do I 🖤📖 I adore her vivid writing style and great characterization of the protagonists. This was a very enjoyable read for me!
@Anna: You are very welcome, my friend! Hell yeah, what a cover and for sure, your reviews always rock due to that personal experience while reading which is what I always try to do as well. LoL thanks as I plan to finish it tonight, I'm absolutely loving it so far!!! On the second to last chapter...
Love this review my lovely 🖤 adding to my list 🖤🤘🏼🖤
@LTJ: Your reviews rock as well 🤘🤘🤘 there's a mutual interest in good books and music! I'm glad you're enjoying the book and am looking forward to reading your final opinion 😁
@Lee: Thank you very much, hon 🖤 I appreciate your feedback 😘
@Anna: Thank you so much for the kind words as that means so much to hear! Hell yeah, good books and great metal \m/
@LTJ: you're welcome 🤘🤘🤘 good books and great metal, I couldn't describe it better 👏👏👏
@Anna: YES! Oh and coffee, must have coffee with good books and great metal :-D
@LTJ: For me, it's good books, great metal, and black tea 🤣💀🤘 that'll be the title of my autobiography 🤣
@Anna: Ohhhhhhhh, yes, I also love black tea! I usually do black tea, green tea, or Earl Grey! LoL I would preorder your autobiography just on the title alone :-D
@LTJ: so we have a lot of things in common 🤣 you'd be the only person ordering my autobiography, but that's good enough for me 🤣🤣🤣 it's very funny 🤘🤣
@Anna: YES! LOL I guarantee it'll be a NY Times Best Seller :-D
@LTJ: 😂😂😂 I'd like you to write an introduction, deal? 😂 The title alone guarantees a bestselling book 😂
@MadameD: Thank you very much 🖤 I like reading your reviews, too 🤘
@Anna: LoL YAY! It would be my pleasure, I'll bring some iced coffees :-D
@LTJ: perfect 😂😂😂😂 I'll play guitar 🎸😂 I'm not good, so don't be disappointed 😂
@Anna: BOOM! LoL nope, never. I play no instruments so no worries there but can headbang very well so I'll do that then :-)
@LTJ: That deal is sealed 😂🤘 we'll have a tiny wall of death🤘
@LTJ: awesome 😂🤘 have a good day!
