Book Review: Elektra, by Jennifer Saint
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Nothing reeks of trauma and death and shattered dreams quite like a Greek tragedy. Even the more heroic epics, such as The Iliad, often see the heroes victorious but slain among their enemies. But what of those left behind, those doomed to pick up the pieces in the aftermath? What of those stepped on and over by these so-called heroes on their path to glory? What of their “prizes,” those they claim as trophies after their victories? In other words, what of the women?
“Can’t you see that it just goes on, over and over? The gods demand their justice, but we suffer for it, every time.”