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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
sad
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
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
After receiving new information regarding how the Goodreads algorithm works and how it can punish authors if they drop below 5 stars, I am only rating on a 5 or 1 scale now until it's fixed and there's room for nuanced discussion and reviews.
More information:
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More information:
https://twitter.com/KitEverlasting/status/1734049836981219732?t=qmvlLkJyknfEMR5F8OIDjw&s=19
Another perfect book club book pick! This would’ve been way less resonant for me if I hadn’t discussed it with the group, so I’m so glad we got to dig into it together! I felt like I didn’t totally know what was going on but hey, that’s poetry, babe! Even if it felt a lil over my head at times, it was evocative and so so gay so I had no choice but to enjoy it! Hope to reread it one day and see what hits different.
Content warning for child sexual abuse
Content warning for child sexual abuse
Much to savor, reread, and slow down for. Hurts at times. This was definitely unique and likely would have been more enjoyable had I been more familiar with the myth, but it made me excited to read more from Anne Carson.
Good quotes out of context:
“When Geryon was little he loved to sleep but even more he loved to wake up.”
“… it was one of those moments that is the opposite of blindness.”
“Facts are bigger in the dark.”
“It was raining on his face. He forgot for a moment that he was a brokenheart then he remembered … Each morning a shock to return to the cut soul.”
“Geryon’s whole body formed one arch of a cry-upcast to that custom, the human custom of wrong love.”
“Total agitation possessed him.”
“…whose movements had the rounded languor of a dream.”
Good quotes out of context:
“When Geryon was little he loved to sleep but even more he loved to wake up.”
“… it was one of those moments that is the opposite of blindness.”
“Facts are bigger in the dark.”
“It was raining on his face. He forgot for a moment that he was a brokenheart then he remembered … Each morning a shock to return to the cut soul.”
“Geryon’s whole body formed one arch of a cry-upcast to that custom, the human custom of wrong love.”
“Total agitation possessed him.”
“…whose movements had the rounded languor of a dream.”
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
few contemporary writers match carson's genius and intention; her sense and sensibility