287 reviews for:

An Oresteia

Euripides, Aeschylus, Anne Carson, Sophocles

4.46 AVERAGE

sofipitch's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

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I now want to read everything Anne Carson has ever written. Her translations are really beautiful and I have at least a 3ed of the book underlined from phrases or stanzas I liked.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

beigebooks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

sarahreadsaverylot's review against another edition

5.0

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Accessible, immediate, emotional, and vivid.
Carson's translations revive the grief, the fury, and the horror of the originals, without losing the verve and pulse of the language.
Her choice to create her own Oresteia from three different play-writes offers unique perspective on the myths and styles at work in the plays. Fascinating.

kbusse2's review against another edition

4.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

drasticpear's review against another edition

2.0

reflective

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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And the grace of the gods (I’m pretty sure) is a grace that comes by violence.

ayan3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

anotherintrovert's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

julixus's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad 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

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orestes acting like a ninconpoop was worth "It's rotten work" "Not to me. Not if it's you.". considering the fact eklektra is basically his twin they are married now srry i don't make the rules. 

littleragondin's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

zoelatham's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated