Clytemnestra - A Novel

Costanza Casati

Penguin

2023

448 páginas

14h 56m

ISBN-10: 1728268230

"Crackles with vivid fury, passion and strength. A powerful, thought-provoking portrayal of a fascinating and complicated woman framed in beautiful prose." ―Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne and Elektra

Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.

As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best…

You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot.

But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.

Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did.

If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself.

A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

Resenhas (4)

4.5 (Muito bom)

Confesso que eu não esperava tanto desse livro como ele entregou. Toda a história, contada desde o inicinho, foi muito bem arquitetada e explora MUITO bem os sentimentos de Clytemnestra e tudo que ela passou.
Não achei que conseguiria me surpreender com uma história que eu já conhecia, mas aconteceu mesmo assim. Chorei na perda dos filhos dela e como ela suprimiu todos os sentimentos ao passar do tempo, e não vou negar que sorri quando ela matou o Agamemnon.
Incrivel, do inicio ao fim. Além disso, fal sobre como Helen escolheu ir e não é fragil, sobre a irmã gay sendo suprimida e Aquiles não, e sobre isso amor dos irmãos.
Perfeito.