Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Antigone by Sophocles

11 reviews

atticlovebuzz's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Misogyny, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, War, Murder, Incest, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Blood, Death, and Grief

mbomersheim's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Welcome to the beginning of another slew of books I have to read for class: University of St. Andrews edition!

This version of Sophocles’s Antigone translated by Anne Carson is the last play in the Oedipus Cycle that follows the progeny of Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene, after one of their brothers has been denied a proper burial. I don’t want to go into too much detail given how short this play is, but I will say that I enjoyed it. This translation has pretty prose if you read it out loud, and though there isn’t much plot that actually happens on stage, I didn’t really mind. It was solid and I understand why it’s a classic still taught thousands of years after being written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide

sandy_21's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: War and Incest

canicula's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Incest

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Confinement, Ableism, Incest, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide and Death

Minor: Incest and War

gabriella_'s review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Antigone can’t have shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Incest, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Body horror, Death, and War

astridmalmhester's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: War, Slavery, and Incest