Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

7 reviews

charlie1995's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Abortion

dmc3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this. Very bittersweet ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

lots of forced intimacy

shaun_dh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Madeline Miller could write an IT manual and I would read it. She could make a grocery list poetry

Like any great short fiction, this quickly riled me up then left me deeply satisfied—the ultimate “good for her” ending. I don’t believe you need to have read or know anything about Pygmalion to appreciate this. But knowing the premise of the Pygmalion myth, and the fact that Miller names Galatea and leaves Pygmalion unnamed (a reversal of the original story) makes this short retelling even better. This one’s certainly for the girls

I also loved Miller’s author’s note at the end. The last paragraph? POETRY I TELL YOU

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

leahkarge's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

fangirljeanne's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Audio Arc from LibroFM
TW: Medical abuse, intimate partner abuse, rape, sexual abuse

This was gorgeous and devastating. One of the things I love about Miller’s work is how in grounding mythology in a pragmatic reality the subtext becomes text. The brutal reality of being a woman literally created by a man resonates deeply and reflects the harrowing reality of women’s relationships with men. 

Ruth Wilson’s narration was (as always) beautifully nuanced, breathing life into Galatea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

aas's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Abandonment

nickbreniuc's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

The myth of Galatea has inspired many romantic films and literatues. What Madeline Miller does with this short novel, is perfectly showcase how disgustingly misogynistic it actually is, and is nothing romantic about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization