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A review by upward_not_northward
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson
emotional
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.25
An interesting, modern-day adaptation of the Herakles/Geryon myth with elements of Peruvian folklore thrown in, all told in verse form. One of the more unique things I've read. My only complaint is that the edition I read, Vintage Contemporaries, has the narrowest interior margins on the right-facing pages that had me feeling like I was breaking the spine of the book just to be able to read them.
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content
Minor: Animal death