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Imagine with me, that you are Oedipus.
You receive a prophecy that states that you will one day kill your father and marry and procreate with your mother. This disturbs you so you run away to not fulfill this strange prophecy and you’ve also been meaning to do some soul searching for a while.
While on your journey, you run into this random asshole King picking fights so you kill him, like one does. You then come across a dark entity abusing a neighboring kingdom and you outsmart and defeat it. Said kingdom is so pleased with you that you are crowned King and given the current dowager Queen Jocasta’s hand in marriage. Things carry on smoothly for you as King and husband to Jocasta and you even become a father to a couple lil rascals. But one day, that prophecy comes back to bite you in the ass.
Remember how you ran away from your parents? Apparently, those are your adoptive parents and your real father that you were prophesied to kill turns out to be that King you randomly killed on your journey. Well, at least you didn’t bang your mom! Except you did.
Your momwife is so horrified by this that she promptly kills herself and, in reaction to the suicide and the new revelation, you take her broaches and scratch your eyes out so you don’t have to face the truth of your unintended sin.
Hundreds of years later, your name is immortalized in Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus Complex which claims that all boys have a subconscious sexual attraction to their mothers and rivalry towards their fathers for their mother’s affections.
You are agape from whatever spiritual realm you now inhabit, because wasn’t it very obvious that you didn’t know your wife was your mom and it wasn’t good news? I mean, you didn’t scratch your eyes out for nothing, after all!
But there’s nothing you can do about it, Oedipus, all you can do is rest in peace.
You receive a prophecy that states that you will one day kill your father and marry and procreate with your mother. This disturbs you so you run away to not fulfill this strange prophecy and you’ve also been meaning to do some soul searching for a while.
While on your journey, you run into this random asshole King picking fights so you kill him, like one does. You then come across a dark entity abusing a neighboring kingdom and you outsmart and defeat it. Said kingdom is so pleased with you that you are crowned King and given the current dowager Queen Jocasta’s hand in marriage. Things carry on smoothly for you as King and husband to Jocasta and you even become a father to a couple lil rascals. But one day, that prophecy comes back to bite you in the ass.
Remember how you ran away from your parents? Apparently, those are your adoptive parents and your real father that you were prophesied to kill turns out to be that King you randomly killed on your journey. Well, at least you didn’t bang your mom! Except you did.
Your momwife is so horrified by this that she promptly kills herself and, in reaction to the suicide and the new revelation, you take her broaches and scratch your eyes out so you don’t have to face the truth of your unintended sin.
Hundreds of years later, your name is immortalized in Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus Complex which claims that all boys have a subconscious sexual attraction to their mothers and rivalry towards their fathers for their mother’s affections.
You are agape from whatever spiritual realm you now inhabit, because wasn’t it very obvious that you didn’t know your wife was your mom and it wasn’t good news? I mean, you didn’t scratch your eyes out for nothing, after all!
But there’s nothing you can do about it, Oedipus, all you can do is rest in peace.
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I mean I can sure see its relevance as one of the first pieces of drama we have record of, not to mention the whole Freudian aspect, but the story itself...is not...great. I didn't really like Shakespeare in school and I would love to give him another try, but this is "what if Shakespeare was obscenely archaic and the total play consisted of 3 conversations between characters".
It certainly picked up a bit in the last third or so, I guess?
It certainly picked up a bit in the last third or so, I guess?
Is it weird that I really liked this book...
I think my mouth actually dropped 20x while reading this book. The disturbing events, language, and mood was so unsettling I actually loved it.
Am I destined to read weird stories?
I think my mouth actually dropped 20x while reading this book. The disturbing events, language, and mood was so unsettling I actually loved it.
Am I destined to read weird stories?
As someone who hated high school, this was a very gratifying revenge fantasy.
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes