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Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin

30 reviews

mia333's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide attempt

mariakureads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was an mixed bag of emotions for me.
MacLaughlin writes these from the pov of the female characters based on Ovid's Metamorphosis and gives them voices where some women had none, expands on the the few that did, and fleshes out the characterizations of them all.

Each story is vibrant in it's own way, each with a different tone and voice that gives each women a distinct voice and way of telling her story. So much emotion comes through and in such a range too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

yasmeensj's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

1.0

I see the attempt of this book to bring untold stories to the forefront but I doubt readers will need to listen to 32-some ways a woman can be violated in order to understand that female characters/people in Greek mythology (and beyond) were treated incredibly poorly. The language and writing style was eloquent but trigger warnings are needed for every page of this book. 

A gift best given to a misogynist perhaps. Didn’t hold much enlightenment for me personally as a feminist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

I respect the attempt of this book to bring untold stories to the forefront but I doubt readers will need to listen to 32 ways a woman can be molested in order to understand that female characters and people in Greek mythology were treated poorly. A gift best given to a misogynist perhaps. Didn’t hold much enlightenment for me personally as a feminist.

gingerale06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emilianadelauro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

juliabristow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

To be honest if I had read the content warnings on this I probably wouldnt have picked it up, so read at your own discretion BUT, I did still think it was really good. Some of the stories I didn't really vibe with stylistically but I think the author did a fantastic job giving each character their own voice and making it feel like you're just listening to a friend tell a story. Overall glad to have read it and thought it was really well done even if I wouldn't pick it up again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Violence

oconnorlizzy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

mirandawerts's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

laserdiscreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Incredible retelling of myths I knew well, recognized, and didn't know prior to reading. I loved the structuring of each narrator's story within the larger book which, per the author's note, was intentional and therefore I appreciated it even more. Because of who the narrators are, the majority are very tough to read, especially if the topics at hand are personally triggering. I'm rarely bothered by any questionable content and even I started squirming during a few of these retellings. But then a hard tale is followed up by a beautiful one and it just all flows so well. This was read during a time I'm only reading from the library, and I plan to add this to my personal collection soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

georgiatancred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This collection of short stories focuses on the many women who were involved in ancient Roman mythology. Most were mistreated and poorly depicted, so expect to be enraged and depressed as you read a proper interpretation of their stories. This is disgustingly honest, and I love it because I hated how it made me feel about society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

It's worth reading.