Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

La Ilíada by Homer

47 reviews

_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

ok7a's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape

bubblegum_or_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexism and Slavery

kibbles15's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book has been on my "books to read" list for a while. Thanks to a challenge from my library (and the recent popularity of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller) I decided to move this book up on my list. Going in I had no idea what to expect. All I knew about the story is that there was a war on Troy due to a woman named Helen and that somehow Achilles was part of the story. Honestly, even going in with no expectations, I was very disappointed. None of the characters were likable and the story did not move forward at all. Pretty much the whole story was people fighting against each other for no other reasons than pride and/or vengeance. Which side was winning was entirely dependent on how the Gods, mainly Zeus were feeling that day. That being said, I listened to the audiobook version of this book and it is beautifully performed/read by Dan Stevens. I think that his reading is the only reason I made it through the whole book. (I am adding a star just for his reading). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, and Slavery

thatbcami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.5

this was so unexpectedly entertaining and i even cried quite a lot at the end lol.
it did feel a bit repetitive towards the middle but because it’s narrated so differently than what i’m used to i can’t really complain.
i mean can i even rate this?😅 it’s a privilege among itself to be able to read this story which was written so long ago, i’m glad i read it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Death and Slavery

luquinhasxxba's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, and Violence

overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent

tinnuben's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail