Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Circe by Madeline Miller

404 reviews

d12inspiration's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

The process of childbirth is described twice in great detail.

nutellabright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Animal death

Two cases of graphic descriptions of c-sections

juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

the writing style is beautiful. Love circe's story, how she longed to be mortal and saw beauty in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Blood, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

hyuneybear's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

bxnnny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

god, i loved this book so much. madeline miller's writing and storytelling is so enchanting and i am in love with what she did here. circe is such a great character and i was so easily attached to her and anyone she became attached to. it was so easy to get wrapped up in her story - her fears and her desires and her arc. i don't even know what to say, i enjoyed this so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Body horror

Moderate: Death and Rape

minnxes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Incest, and War

juulolantern's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this is the most challenging and beautiful experience ive ever had w a book. im so glad i got to be immersed in circe's world. i how character driven this was and that is the main reason i could complete it, weirdly enough bc i dont usually feel drawn to character examinations. also madeline's insane writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Incest, and Sexual content

sophie42's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

arlorees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Abandonment