The throne of Labdacus Book

This is a poetic re-telling of the story of Oedipus. The god Apollo is given the task of putting the story to music, and you see the events happening through the god's eyes- even the gods are unable to stop Fate or Necessity. The book is simple sometimes, a bit obtuse at others; it might not make sense to you unless you have a good understanding of the myth and Greek culture in general. She gives a lengthy introduction in the back of the book though, which could be helpful.

Certain portions of the poem are breath-taking, some are genius. She does a fantastic job of preserving the feeling of the original myth; she re-tells the story in great detail, but she doesn't add too much, or make it too elaborate. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in or familiar with Greek tragedies. I read it twice through just to make sure I didn't miss anything.