Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Autobiography of Red

Anne Carson, the prose that you are. Hills, distances, time, captivation, light, beluga whales, and a little red dog will serve to haunt my memories. Oh red, how you are a color of much weight. When do the cameras stop developing their photos? What image is that?

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waterbear0821's review against another edition

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3.0

Well that sure happened. But why?
I enjoyed the poetry and the premise but not the story.
I liked the very Anne-Carson-y “if…then…” poem at the beginning. I liked the descriptions of the places and weather and voices and feelings. But I could not have cared less about the story and that feels like a failure.
Maybe I’ll have to try again.
I did like how it made my brain function.

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akelbley2's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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lavalierre's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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cassreading's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Achingly true and moving.

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elderwoodreads's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I definitely need to reread this on paper to fully absorb the story, and honestly will probably rate it higher once I do. I loved the vibes of this book and the scenes I felt I fully understood were beautifully written. I am very interested in reading more of the author's works.

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emmleo's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Vanskelig bok å få grep om. Kan hende det lå mer på meg, men lange perioder av boken hvor jeg ikke skjønte hva som foregikk og kjedet meg veldig. Jeg har lest myten om Herakles nylig, men følte ikke det hjalp så veldig. Kanskje hvis jeg hadde visst mer om konteksten og det Carson referer til. Skjønte litt mer da jeg leste oversetterens etterord. Likte allikevel slutten på boken. Likte dynamikken mellom Geryon og Ancash. Forholdet mellom Geryon og Herakles var noe komplekst.

Likte slutten med Geryon som endelig bruker vingene sine igjen.

Geryon var en karakter jeg likte å lese om på tross av alt. Poetisk, fint språk.

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buttermellow's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Strong character development? No

2.0

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