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Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 794 comments Bright Air Black by David Vann is a lyrical masterpiece. Based on Euripides’ classical Greek play Medea, Vann’s re-telling of Medea’s story is dark, brilliant, and hypnotic. Two notes of caution, however. First, some familiarity with the story of Medea and Jason is necessary prior to reading the novel. And second, this is not a novel for the faint of heart. Vann spares none of the gory details of Medea’s horrific actions in all of their blood-curdling madness.

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Margaret | 4591 comments Mod
Tamara wrote: "Bright Air Black by David Vann is a lyrical masterpiece. Based on Euripides’ classical Greek play Medea, Vann’s re-telling of Medea’s story is dark, brilliant, and h..."

I wish this one were available on audio.


Tamara Agha-Jaffar | 794 comments It's pretty intense and Medea is gruesome. I don't know how it would be on audio.


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Margaret | 4591 comments Mod
Tamara wrote: "It's pretty intense and Medea is gruesome. I don't know how it would be on audio."

I'm typically fine with gruesome though not always.


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