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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This might be my favorite book ever. Admire the writer so much, and have nothing sensible to say except: I love it so muuuuch.
Geryon sat in his hotel room on the end of the bed staring at the blank TV screen.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Ok final thoughts:
- I’m not too dumb to UNDERSTAND this book, I’m too dumb to ENJOY it
- Not exactly what I was expecting for a retelling of Herakles’ Tenth Labor, but I was intrigued at the beginning with the time period etc.
- I followed along the story pretty well, but I couldn’t really see what all the hype was about
- I listened to the audiobook, so maybe I wasn’t getting the full effect??
- Maybe I’m not built for all the poetry and prose?? Who knows
- The first quarter of the book was interesting enough for me to push through, but I was definitely dragging by the end of it
- I’ll probably reread to see if my feelings change, but it wasn’t for me
- I’m not too dumb to UNDERSTAND this book, I’m too dumb to ENJOY it
- Not exactly what I was expecting for a retelling of Herakles’ Tenth Labor, but I was intrigued at the beginning with the time period etc.
- I followed along the story pretty well, but I couldn’t really see what all the hype was about
- I listened to the audiobook, so maybe I wasn’t getting the full effect??
- Maybe I’m not built for all the poetry and prose?? Who knows
- The first quarter of the book was interesting enough for me to push through, but I was definitely dragging by the end of it
- I’ll probably reread to see if my feelings change, but it wasn’t for me
Read for class.
Wow. So strange and beautiful. I think I could see myself giving this five stars if I read it again. It is the type of book that demands to be read twice, full of subtleties and puzzles. I loved Geryon and his innocence. And I loved the poetry of it all.
Wow. So strange and beautiful. I think I could see myself giving this five stars if I read it again. It is the type of book that demands to be read twice, full of subtleties and puzzles. I loved Geryon and his innocence. And I loved the poetry of it all.
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
I don't think I could properly rate this book without rereading it a few times. It's one of those stories where once is simply not enough.
I didn't annotate this on my first read but I certainly will with my next, because there were so many quotes and little details that took my breath away.
One thing that I was wondering about that really stood out to me was that there were very few female characters, and two of them were mothers (Geryon's and Ancash's). One of the other ones was the psychoanalyst at the tango bar, who asked Geryon: "Who can a monster blame for being red?"
Throughout the story, it was my impression that as a child, people generally perceived Geryon to be dumb or simply peculiar; whereas in adulthood, he's more often referred to as a monster. I didn't really see Geryon treat others with any particular malice or violence at any point in his life, even as Ancash assaults him, so this assessment, especially coming from Herakles, was peculiar to me.
Again, right now I can't fully assess this book, but I can currently grasp that the writing was beyond beautiful, and I was so happy to see Geryon using his wings and growing to finally accept himself. This was stunning, touching, and deeply disturbing.
I didn't annotate this on my first read but I certainly will with my next, because there were so many quotes and little details that took my breath away.
One thing that I was wondering about that really stood out to me was that there were very few female characters, and two of them were mothers (Geryon's and Ancash's). One of the other ones was the psychoanalyst at the tango bar, who asked Geryon: "Who can a monster blame for being red?"
Throughout the story, it was my impression that as a child, people generally perceived Geryon to be dumb or simply peculiar; whereas in adulthood, he's more often referred to as a monster. I didn't really see Geryon treat others with any particular malice or violence at any point in his life, even as Ancash assaults him, so this assessment, especially coming from Herakles, was peculiar to me.
Again, right now I can't fully assess this book, but I can currently grasp that the writing was beyond beautiful, and I was so happy to see Geryon using his wings and growing to finally accept himself. This was stunning, touching, and deeply disturbing.