Black ships, black seas
Nov. 24th, 2022 06:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolorosa_12I'm feeling pretty run down in both mind and body, but poking my head back into Dreamwidth and seeing so much activity is lifting my spirits. I'm very pleased, in particular, to see so much love for Andor in my circle — I thought the finale was amazing, and it's honestly pretty close to being my favourite Star Wars anything, film or TV show.
I did at least manage to finish another book — Elektra (Jennifer Saint). As you can probably tell from the title, it's another Greek myth retelling, in this case of the horrific, multigenerational family tragedy of the house of Atreus. It's told from three perspectives — Clytemnestra, Cassandra, and the titular Elektra — and like most retellings of Greek myth from the perspective of female characters, its emphasis is on the utter ruin and trauma done to those without power (women, children, enslaved people) by those who wield power in a violent honour culture. It was a pretty good example of the type.
I tried to lift my mood a bit by making a dent in my to-read list, placing holds on books in the library, and using up some of a gift voucher to buy a couple of other books on the list. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into Aliette de Bodard's latest space opera, in particular!
And that's about it, for now.
I did at least manage to finish another book — Elektra (Jennifer Saint). As you can probably tell from the title, it's another Greek myth retelling, in this case of the horrific, multigenerational family tragedy of the house of Atreus. It's told from three perspectives — Clytemnestra, Cassandra, and the titular Elektra — and like most retellings of Greek myth from the perspective of female characters, its emphasis is on the utter ruin and trauma done to those without power (women, children, enslaved people) by those who wield power in a violent honour culture. It was a pretty good example of the type.
I tried to lift my mood a bit by making a dent in my to-read list, placing holds on books in the library, and using up some of a gift voucher to buy a couple of other books on the list. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into Aliette de Bodard's latest space opera, in particular!
And that's about it, for now.