The Pride of Lions: The Story of the House of Atreus (Paperback)

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Retells the story of the House of Atreus and the pride, deception, hatred, and revenge that involves Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and their children Iphigenia, Electra, and Orestes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Vivisphere Publishing (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892323737
• ISBN-13: 978-1892323736
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,943,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A good reference, August 3, 2006

By	And The Bard Spoke "Doe" (Pa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pride of Lions: The Story of the House of Atreus (Paperback)

I'm not exactly sure what i expected of this book. I was hoping it would recount the stories of the earlier generations of the House of Atreus in more detail then i'd seen them before. Johnston's book does do this, but it's more of a breeze over in the beginning to get to the more well known story of Agamemnon, Electra etc. It seems to go from a reference to a novel suddenly and without warning. It skips over some details that i truely wish it hadn't, and at the end Electra (who's view most of the story takes place in) is left hanging when suddenly she is of the picture as Orestes'view takes over when he wanders after killing his mother.

The book has it's good points and bad points, but i'd recommend it most as a reference to the family tree.