1.73k reviews for:

Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

3.57 AVERAGE

bubos212's review against another edition

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The fact this still holds up 1500 years later is mind boggling. I guess we haven’t changed too much.

judi_ly's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sweet_caroline_johnson's review against another edition

2.0

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rip freud you would have loved this

junod4t's review against another edition

4.0

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this was so entertaining

zetsubou's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective 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

chadinguist's review against another edition

5.0

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O, you Almighty Cookie!
The great sacrifices I make for the F thesis!...

alireuter's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious 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

nb_leftist's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Me when reading: :0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

rebekah_nobody's review against another edition

5.0

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“I never asked for it; [tyranny] was handed to me by the city... nevertheless, I must rule."

A world where leaders are chosen, celebrated, elevated to positions of profligate power, and are prone throughout to weakness and excess.

And yet, there "must" be rulers (mustn’t there?) and rulers must "rule."

How bleak that these are still the paradigms we live within.

paperkit's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective