This or That Reading Challenge discussion

This: A mythological retelling.
Or
That: A book that starts with the letters E, Q, Y or Z

I chose the This challenge: mythical retelling, and read Elektra by Jennifer Saint. It's oddly titled, because it actually focused more on the stories of Clytemnestra and Cassandra, all taking place before, during, and after the Trojan War. I'm a fan of myth retellings, so I had already read a number of other works in this space.

I was a little disappointed with this one. I did not find the writing or the characters very compelling in their depiction. I feel these stories were better told in A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes and The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker. My thinking is that if you're retelling a story, there should be a compelling reason / fresh viewpoint to be shared, and I didn't get that with Elektra. I gave it 3 stars.

Keith wrote: "I chose the This challenge: mythical retelling, and read Elektra by Jennifer Saint. It's oddly titled, because it actually focused more on the stories of Clytemnestra and Cassandra, all taking plac..."

I'm glad you said this because I looked at Elektra for my retelling choice. I'm like you, I enjoy retellings but I really want to see something new done with it instead of just using the same myth that has been told a thousand times over. I'll shelf that book for a while then, lol.

I chose Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

I have been working on many challenges and just entering them into my Journal. I worked my way through either this or that for every month, I then found myself working through this AND that for every month.

April: This: ______________ That: Echo (a beautiful audiobook that include musical interludes)