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75 pages • first pub -429 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1580495931
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Prestwick House - (Literary Touchstone Classic)
Publication date: 30 June 2004
Description
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?"Sophocles' Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" T...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,309 reviews
Moods
tense 45%
emotional 34%
sad 33%
challenging 28%
reflective 28%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 10%
funny 6%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, DeathModerate
Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Death of parent
75 pages • first pub -429 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1580495931
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Prestwick House - (Literary Touchstone Classic)
Publication date: 30 June 2004
Description
"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?"Sophocles' Oedipus Rex has never been surpassed for the raw and terrible power with which its hero struggles to answer the eternal question, "Who am I?" T...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,309 reviews
Moods
tense 45%
emotional 34%
sad 33%
challenging 28%
reflective 28%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 10%
funny 6%
informative 3%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 8% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Incest, Suicide, DeathModerate
Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Death of parent