Clytemnestera

By Costanza Casati

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This book took me longer than usual to get through. At nearly 500 pages, I knew it was going to take a couple days but SHEESH. 

To be fair, Easter weekend was full of family time and I’d gladly take a reading break to have my kids home. 

This book follows Clytemnestera, the sister of Helen, (as in Helen of Sparta. Helen of Troy) as she navigates her life and loss in Sparta, then her forced marriage to Agamemnon and rule in Mycenae. 

I enjoyed the story of the brave, strong, powerful woman who was called her father’s favorite. While Helen gets the fame, Nestra’s story is mostly lost to history. 

It got a little bogged down at points, with details that didn’t really add to the story, but it was enjoyable. 

Read if: you’re a Greek geek and/or if you enjoyed Achilles or Circe.