Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Metamorphoses by Ovid

6 reviews

melsage1823's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Suicide

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

theskyisthelimit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-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

5.0

The writing is marvelous, and the way Ovid depicts emotions is incredibly enjoyable to read. Also, incredible work on the translator(s) part! The only thing I would recommend for anyone looking to read this book is to do a quick Google search on the major Roman gods (gods of Olympus) for some slight background knowledge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

written_word_warrior's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

1.5

The translator uses too much inversion, Old English (Ovid was Roman+Greek), rhyme (which Ovid mocked), and meter that isn't Ovid's.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Intense, evocative, and haunting. I’ll be returning to certain passages for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War

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