purechaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Cursing, Deportation, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content
rowdymeowdy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, War, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia
chelle22's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, War, and Self harm
slowreader48's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Slavery, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, Child death, and Death
lizdon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Xenophobia, War, and Slavery
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Deportation, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Transphobia, and Rape
Once they reach war, there are mentions of how they treat female slaves that are stolen during raids, which is accurate to the time but can be hard to read. Not detailed, mostly just commented at.lovingseas's review against another edition
It also plainly has child abuse written in the first few pages as well. You can tell the “king” of the protagonist is neglectful toward his own child.
I don’t know why the hell she did this, whether it was “accurate” back then, Miller had the audacity to change things yet she chose to write about rape and to let men have power in all their glory in this book— slavery and pedophilia is also mentioned. I stopped when
Spoiler
Achilles’ dad “offered him” a woman, the context here is that a woman would be given to Achilles for sex, disgustingly ‘offered’ by his dadI’m so fucking disgusted and angry because rape and getting away with with sexual things slyly is written here.
I’m fuming. This is the first time I read in months. I hate this bitch for writing rape like it was nothing. What did you even wish to gain from that? Empathy? I hate you, Madeline Miller. Next time, give a trigger warning.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Rape
dazzlingreader_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Abandonment, War, Sexism, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Death, Child death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
lovedloser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, and War
Moderate: Slavery and Rape
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
lexigrce's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and War
gayghostprince's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Murder, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Child death, and Animal death
Minor: Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Incest, and Homophobia
the incest is less than standard for greek myths. i just added it because they are greek myths