Reviews

Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides by Euripides

ssconsequat's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Grief, from one's own hands to the hand's of the perceived enemy, is the beautiful fixation of this collection and Anne Carson translates Euripedes into such modern and deeply human writings. 

yvkhan's review against another edition

3.0

The way I finished this before realising that the "It's rotten work" play isn't in here... unbelievable.

Truly, if anything, this particular rating is due to my ambivalent feelings towards Euripides' work. Carson's various musings on his writing, however, are rather insightful and at times mesmerising. I would recommend her translation -- if not Euripides himself -- for that alone.

thewaywardchild's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

marian_002's review against another edition

Only read Herakles

agnesnutter's review against another edition

5.0

"Mourn, go to the grave of my children. Mourn us all in one. We are all dead."

carumens's review

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

viatrix's review against another edition

5.0

holy shit

eliyahcampbell's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

kinetickatherine's review

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

anne carson i love you forever

htucker01's review against another edition

5.0

I love tragedy. Hekabes & Hippolytus were my favorites & I think Phaedra was my favorite character. While I don’t agree with the false accusations at all, the short chapter at the end about Euripides and his struggle to have people react to her accordingly was really interesting to read.