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sweetsorrows's review against another edition
5.0
i've always been fascinated by greek myth, like any percy jackson kid, but i was always scared of the classics. i found a quote of this book online, and i loved how carson blended myth with more modern language. it makes the story a lot more accessible, and it helps drive home the point that myth was created by humans for other humans, even if language gets in the way.
the modern language but classic setting really are fascinating. i felt like these characters were real, not just Iconic Greek Characters.
also the "it's rotten work" "not if it's you" quote is in this book and it fuckin jumpscared me
the modern language but classic setting really are fascinating. i felt like these characters were real, not just Iconic Greek Characters.
also the "it's rotten work" "not if it's you" quote is in this book and it fuckin jumpscared me
evief_'s review against another edition
4.0
PYLADES: I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
ORESTES: IT'S ROTTEN WORK
PYLADES: NOT FOR ME. NOT IF IT'S YOU
(they were So in love)
ORESTES: IT'S ROTTEN WORK
PYLADES: NOT FOR ME. NOT IF IT'S YOU
(they were So in love)
jaysnothere's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sriq's review against another edition
"Her name sounds like a negative adjective: 'alektra' in Greek means 'bedless, unwed, unmarriageable.' Her life is a stopped and stranded thing, just a glitch in other people's plans."
"Sophokles is a playwright fascinated in general by people who say no, people who resist compromise, people who make stumbling blocks of themselves, like Antigone or Ajax."
"Aiskhylos is dawnlike, with iconic ideas, images, and action emerging into the light of consciousness. Euripides presents a twilight where everything is susceptible to tricks of a fading light, where tonalities are hard to grasp, where one moment is an azure sunset, the next a starless night. Between them, Sophokles, under the glare of a noon sun that leaves nothing unexposed." [from Brian Kulick]
“I will walk with my song torn open”
"Sophokles is a playwright fascinated in general by people who say no, people who resist compromise, people who make stumbling blocks of themselves, like Antigone or Ajax."
"Aiskhylos is dawnlike, with iconic ideas, images, and action emerging into the light of consciousness. Euripides presents a twilight where everything is susceptible to tricks of a fading light, where tonalities are hard to grasp, where one moment is an azure sunset, the next a starless night. Between them, Sophokles, under the glare of a noon sun that leaves nothing unexposed." [from Brian Kulick]
“I will walk with my song torn open”
natstarkkk's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
finalgirlfall's review against another edition
5.0
when i read this in 2018, i related most to elektra. i wonder if that would still be the case now? must reread.
zelos's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
anne carson is a genius at every turn honestly. by far the best translation of the oresteia i’ve read
albaaca's review against another edition
5.0
"Why are you in love with things so unbearable?"
elektra > agememnon > orestes
anne carson continues to astound me.
elektra > agememnon > orestes
anne carson continues to astound me.