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i'm rather slow with this for a fantasy read because of various reasons, but i find i actually enjoy reading it in small parts and giving it time to nest within me

i don't understand the lack of capitalization (umm look who's talking??) and weird punctuation; i don't get most of the references, and it's a shame because most of antigone and ismene's conversations involve hegel for some reason?? but i have no idea about his writings...
i can see it's very clever though, and some parts that i did understand were hilarious (like the portrayal of guard and kreon)

oedipus at colonus done! i liked this less than oedipus rex, and i didn't quite understand why oedipus changed his mind here about his exile and whatnot. but he for sure is a compelling character and has a strong presence. also i notice that sophocles is witty and often snarky with his dialogue in a ways that neither aeschylus nor even euripides are (though it may be a matter of translation)

oedipus rex done! a "tragedy of knowledge" for sure. i really liked all the premonitions and hints, and how fate's knot tightened bit by bit

i'll try to read 10 pages of this a day

well, a second read done and i got to enjoy the additional content!

pool scene... head empty...