Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Iliad by Homer

6 reviews

syliu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I had a lot of fun reading this, and I’m glad to have experienced some of Homer in this way. That said I was quite disappointed by the actual portion of the legend of the Trojan War presented here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Excrement, and Death of parent

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Genocide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Vomit

gabriella_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The scene with Andromache and her son had me fighting for my life. Also who doesn’t love some Patroclus and Achilles love?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

_tabby_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

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

5.0

What the fuck
I loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Incest and Slavery

bethybooevans's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

_goldenbooks's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Slavery