Autobiography of Red ends on high note, with the Heracles, his boyfriend, and Geryon enjoying a South American trip (think the Burroughs "Queer" journey, but with far less money). Like Alan Hollinghurst skipping from 26 to 43 in the protagonist's narrative in "Our Evenings," Carson jumps far ahead in Heracles & Geryon's life for this sequel. So many poetic insights, so sympathetic an eye for PTSD-suffering Heracles, and Geryon's meek shepardly sense-making. I hope it is turned into a play or film.One tip: this work is much harder to follow than Autobiography of Red. So you may want to read Rachell Mindell's dissertation on it: "What is a Hole Made of: Queer Identity and Grief in Autobiography of Red and Red Doc>", before diving into Red Doc. Or after.