537 reviews for:

The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone

Sophocles

3.86 AVERAGE

sebren's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad fast-paced

dookiehana's review against another edition

4.0

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sophocles really loves dramatic irony huh

cmeffe's review against another edition

4.0

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A classic

ronniec's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

disco_stu's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny reflective 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

hisokamorou's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad 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

isaac_salle's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

drherbaceous's review against another edition

2.0

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Not something I'd like to reread, but I have to admit I enjoyed reading it once. It helped that I learned about the historical background before I read it.

judhill's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional 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

tumblyhome_caroline's review against another edition

5.0

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This book has the three plays in the order they were written, but the story really is Oedipus the king first and Antigone last. Greek tragedies are quite bloodcudlingly gruesome… but I thought Antigone was BRILLIANT and Oedipus the king even more so, in fact it is amongst my favourite reads ever. Easy to read and gripping. Oedipus at Colonus was boring tho. I bet these plays were incredible when they were first performed. I’d love to see one.
As with these stories from so long ago… all trigger warnings apply!