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dvo19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
varvara12's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sidharthvardhan's review against another edition
5.0
“I'd three times sooner go to war than suffer childbirth once.”
This from a woman who is about to willingly kill her own children. I thought I would not like it - I thought it indigestible that a woman would kill her innocent children just to revenge on her cheating husband, but Euripides' Medea proved me wrong.
First thing one notices is the feminist nature of the book(It is way ahead of its time in this regard.):
“Of all creatures that can feel and think,
we women are the worst treated things alive”
Then there is all the drama - as Medea struggles between her need for revenge and her love for the children:
“I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.”
P.S. To me Jason is no longer a hero.
This from a woman who is about to willingly kill her own children. I thought I would not like it - I thought it indigestible that a woman would kill her innocent children just to revenge on her cheating husband, but Euripides' Medea proved me wrong.
First thing one notices is the feminist nature of the book(It is way ahead of its time in this regard.):
“Of all creatures that can feel and think,
we women are the worst treated things alive”
Then there is all the drama - as Medea struggles between her need for revenge and her love for the children:
“I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.”
P.S. To me Jason is no longer a hero.
jado_ag's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
nevedunn's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75