Thalia @ Pictures in the Words
I'm Thalia! I run a book blog called Pictures in the Words and I hope to be an editor for YA fiction. I'm a GoodReads refugee!
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Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Edition Series)
If you don’t already know the plot of Oedipus Rex, don’t shudder at the description! It sounds kind of crazy and weird, and honestly it is, but Sophocles really has done an amazing job with this. Despite everything about this play that isn’t realistic in our society, it’s presented in such a way that you can actually feel bad for the characters and hurt with them. It’s really short, and takes place in a one day time frame. Oedipus is a likeable guy–and considering there’s an Oedipus complex, which means the diagnosed is in love with his mother, you wouldn’t guess the pain that Oedipus actually goes through when he discovers the truth about his past. You can’t help but feel bad for every character, even though the discovery is horrifying.When my AP English teacher told us we were going to be reading this, I didn’t expect to like it all that much, especially because I wasn’t a huge fan of Antigone, which I read a couple years ago. However, I really enjoyed it, and I’m glad this play has been saved for so long.Read more?http://thaliasbooks.tumblr.com/post/40024521133/oedipus-rex-review
