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Elektra by Jennifer Saint | Book Club Fiction

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Elektra by Jennifer Saint | Book Club Fiction

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Suggested by: Book Shop Extra
Pages to read: 288
ISBN: 9781250773623 (Originally listed edition & Edition Eugene is using)

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Eugene's review of the book:
https://www.inquiryreviews.com/2023/08/review-of-elektra-by-jennifer-saint.html

Upcoming event:
https://www.meetup.com/Inquiry-Non-Fiction-Book-Club-for-Inquiring-Minds/events/

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Elektra?
•What does Elektra think of Agamemnon?
•What does Elektra think of Clytemnestra?
•What does Elektra think of Georgios?
•Why did Elektra and Georgios spend Orestes away?
•Who did Elektra marry?
•Why did Pylades and Elektra take Orestes to Mount Olympus?
•Who is Agamemnon?
•Who is Clytemnestra?
•What does Clytemnestra think of Agamemnon?
•What does Clytemnestra think of Helen?
•Why did Clytemnestra want Agamemnon to survive and come back after the war?
•Why did Clytemnestra and Aegisthus cooperate?
•Why did Agamemnon save Aegisthus?
•How does Agamemnon views about authority change?
•Why did Agamemnon sacrifice Iphigenia?
•How did Elektra take the news of Iphigenia?
•Who is Aegisthus?
•Who is Helen?
•How was the choice made of Helen’s suitor?
•Who is Cassandra?
•What power does Cassandra have?
•Why did Cassandra join the service of Apollo?
•What did Cassandra think of Helen?
•Who is Paris?
•Why did Paris go to Sparta?
•What prophecy was there on Paris?
•Why did the Greek attack Troy?
•What is the curse on House of Atreus?
•Should someone follow the gods demands?
•How did Odysseus and Achilles join the Trojan War?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

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