May Ling L. (avidreaders) reviewed More than just a book about not sleeping with your mother.... on 9/24/2008 + 13 more book reviews

While I was familiar with the story, I realized I had not actually read it. After reading it, I realized I had no idea about what Sophocles as actually trying to say. This book is not about weird family relationships. It is about the hubris of the youth and the need to know so desperately, that ignore all the signs that "lesser" men might tell you. In search of his burning truth, Oedipus ignores scores of people that try to tell him, to give up. But unlike all of the Hollywood glamor stories, the advice that was given was actually legitimate. He destroys himself, his mother, and his kids, while he could have stayed blissfully ignorant.

There's also so many other rich plots and morals packed in this book, it's really hard to go into all of them here. Definitely a great worthy read.

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