Oedipe-Roi - Classiques & Cie Lycee by Sophocles, Sophocles

3.56 AVERAGE

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amberbooksit's review against another edition

dark tense

lemonade_lover's review against another edition

5.0
Iconic, what can I say that hasn't been said.

literaleto's review against another edition

4.0
3,5 stars
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erin_362's review against another edition

2.0
I didn’t really enjoy the story (though it was required reading for school, so that might have impacted my opinion of it), but it was also just a little confusing for me to read. I don’t enjoy reading plays in general, and that on top of the fact that the characters talk in a way that’s difficult for me to understand just made it hard for me to enjoy.

nikkivrc's review against another edition

4.0
If anything's a classic, it's 'Oedipus Rex'. I have yet to meet someone who doesn't at least know the general plot of this story. Part of the reason why I absolutely love reading Greek and Roman plays and poems is the idea that people knew these exact same stories thousands of years ago. That just adds a whole other layer of enjoyment for me. I am completely in love with the classical world and often wish I had been born then (although from a pratical point of view, it probably wouldn't have been very pleasant to live as a woman back then) and these stories make me feel connected to that period in time.

paulinrr's review against another edition

4.0
3.5 Stars
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corianderwrites's review against another edition

5.0
I really loved this, I mean not the story so much, but the writing and the complete idiocy of Oedipus is just entertaining. Greek shit just blows me away every time. I think I kinda love tragedies, they are just so dramatic and I'm here for it.
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natalia_k's review against another edition

3.5
dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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cutebookworm's review against another edition

4.0
Can you really rate this? I mean, I enjoyed it -- some of the speeches were tedious and repetitive, but it was a good interesting story.

The Chorus bugged me, but that was because my class read it like we were half dead. It was epic.

But interesting. Not going to lie

marta97's review against another edition

4.0
I actually like this one better than Antigone, the subject is very disturbing, but I liked the writing a lot.