Emily Vance Brown

by Anne Carson

5/5

Autobiography of Red was my first ever Anne Carson read–I’ve never even read any of her standalone poems until now! I thought this book was gorgeous and completely different from anything else I’ve read. Carson’s epic poem tells the magical, and at times, haunting story of Geryon. As he grows, he experiences trauma, infatuation, and heartbreak as he comes to terms with what it means to be red.

I feel like I should have more to say about a book I loved so much, but there’s just nothing else to be said. It was perfect.