/lit/ what are your thoughts on this modern retelling of the Geryoneis? Carson’s framing of Stesichorus’ original story and Geryon’s «redness», her new take on his relationship to Hercules and his brother?one spoilerless passage which stood out to me:Well for example this morningI was sitting at my desk at home looking out on the acacia trees that grow beside the balcony beautiful trees very talland my daughter was there she likes to stand beside me and draw pictures while Iwrite in my journal. Itwas very bright this morning unexpectedly clear like a summer day and I looked up and saw a shadow of a bird go flashingacross the leaves of the acacia as if on a screen projected and it seemed to me that I was standing on a hill. I have labored upto the top of this hill, here I am it has taken about half my life to get here and on the other side the hill slopes down.Behind me somewhere if I turned around I could see my daughter beginning to climb hand over hand like a little goldanimal in the morning sun. That is who we are. Creatures moving on a hill.At different distances, said Geryon.At distances always changing. We cannot help one another or even cry out-what would I say to her,"Don't climb so fast»? The waiter passed behind Lazer. He was moving at a tilt.
I liked it. Is the other one, Red Doc>, any good, do you know?
>>25044268glad you liked it! haven’t read the sequel either, unfortunately, didn’t even know she continued the story. so thanks for helping me pick out me next read, fren
