Once you get past the exciting initial setup, it feels like things start to slow down. It's ironic that the character whose name is the title of this book is also the one I enjoyed the least and dreaded reading.Īnother issue is the uneven pacing. Her perspective quickly becomes whiny and repetitive, and I could feel my eyes rolling around in my head whenever it's her turn. Her storyline feels one-dimensional, with her only trait being her obsession with her father and how great he is. Where this fell short for me is with Elektra. While she isn't a big character in mythology, her story is definitely interesting. We also follow Cassandra, a princess of Troy with the gift of foresight but the curse that none would believe her. I was instantly swept up in her narrative and felt sympathy and heartbreak for her plight. Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon and mother of Elektra, was by far my favorite of the storylines. Though the title would have you thinking this story is centered on one woman, it actually follows three separate women during the time of the Trojan War. So I'm a bit flummoxed that Elektra didn't turn out to be the reading experience I was hoping for. The tales of passion and tragedy, war and loss, glory and triumph always hit the right spot for me. I cannot hope for the future, for I know what it is to become.Whenever I'm in a reading slump and I need something to shake me out of my funk, Greek mythology is what I reach for.
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This was one of Agatha Christie's later books and generally they aren't as involving or convincing as those from the 30's or 40's, but I'm happy to say that I think this one bucks the trend. The Pale Horse is a mystery novel written by acclaimed author Agatha Christie and first published in the United Kingdom in 1961. |