Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Metamorphoses by Ovid

4 reviews

jadmers's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

It's pretty clear that this was, in fact, a draft of Ovid's. It has some interesting points though, and I wouldn't say it WASN'T worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

e_ramirez_ortega's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

It was quite a feat to start this in January and finally finish it this month before the year's end.  What a read! It didn't disappoint.  Some sections require caution for young readers or for sensitive readers.  I found this deep dive into mythology extraordinary and one I'll never forget.  It is a good title to include in my classical reading repertoire.  Now for the next read I can't quite tell. There are many to look forward to as part of the homeschool but to immerse myself as I did into this one will be hard to beat.

Why read the tales of ancient history in all its flawed, disturbing, and horrid detail? Because it explains what people believed then and how much an ancient civilization needed a redeemer to pull them out of its doomed state of existence. 

Solus Christus 
Sola fide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

13octopus's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Dementia, and Colonisation