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Starting off pretty cruel… is this really about a Roman’s perspective on how they took over Greek theatre? When theatre was bastardized? If my theatre history teacher could hear these characters diminish Sophocles’ work because they prefer that of Euripides… ooof, their asses would get wooped! Both are thespian masters. But I guess it’s like the pop girlies being pitted against each other these days..

Ahhh there is something so human about the need to tell stories 😭

I can already tell this book is going to be so good

I’m absolutely cackling, how is this so funny?

I had my doubts, but this is good. My thanks to Sophia's review that led me, here. That said, they have the setting listed as Italy, which is absolutely driving me bonkers because Italy didn't exist. It's setting is Syracuse, Magna Graecia.

DNF :(

“A tragedy without a tune is like a sun that doesn’t give off heat: dead, and nothing will grow from it.”

Don’t want to speak too soon but I love this so far

Vaya maravilla. En una sola página estoy llorando, riéndome y a la vez con un mal cuerpo terrible. El contenido que me merezco 💋💋

"and for a moment, I have a feeling that the future and the past aren't separate at all, just different snatches of a single song always sung, given consequence when heard"

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this cover is definitely gonna make this an interesting one to read on the train

one thing i will always love: waterstones debut fiction prize winners

This is so weird. It shouldn’t work, but it does.

Slow start, but it's starting to cook. We shall see...

Slow start, but it's starting to cook. We shall see...

Een boek over een passage uit Alkibiades? Over theater? JA!

Dank aan vrienden van Wout

5th century BCE Syracusian potters speaking with a Dublin accent was the piece I didn’t know was missing in my life

Holiday read and honestly, it’s really compelling already!

This is so good wtf

This is really good

Giving Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell from In Bruges… but make it a Greek retelling.

DNF

Unfortunately, that's enough for me. I just can't do a paid date with a slave, acting like an absolute pig, giving the *implications* and then 180ing into love bombing and 'I'm only a dick because I'm disabled and lack confidence', especially in the wider context of the Athenian being worked and starved to death, but some get some extra food so they can put on a play for a sad guy

Could well be my autism though

I'm enjoying this enough, but I'm getting that feeling I always associate with les Mis. I'm genuinely interested and engaged with the overarching story and setting, but the pressing issues the story is exploring only serve to make the protagonist's (or with Les Mis, Eddie fucking Redmane) own problems seem insignificant. I think this might be the autism lol, but this guy is the worst in a way I don't enjoy.

This was a random recommendation and I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. In many ways it makes a good double feature with Kae Tempest's Brand New Ancients

This book is a one-of-a-kind, a pure gem. I have 2 hours left. it would take a miracle to not get 5 stars.

I can tell I’m going to be bummed when this book ends. It’s gorgeous.

Oh my goodness, I adore this book so much!!!

loving it

I can already tell this is something special. (Narrated amazingly by the author)