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Galatea by Madeline Miller

213 reviews

shawberrie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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? No

5.0

Just wow. I think I had tears in my eyes throughout this entire story. So incredibly moving, and the feminist perspective on Pygmalion the world desperately needed. One of the best short stories I have ever read.

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acozykettleoffish's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Short and Bittersweet!
Really liked the ending!

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gisl's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

Very dark and pretty depressing. Institutionalized woman who has spent every single moment of her life since she came to life being sexually abused and objectified (some sort of irony there, where she’s more objectified when alive than when she was a statue, idk). She is also medically abused, physically abused, and kept locked up in a dark room away from her child, where she’s forced (by threat or by sedation) to lay in bed until her husband comes to rape her. It has a bittersweet ending, but overall was very very short and left far too many questions unanswered and the world as a whole felt vague and undefined. That might be the point, since the main character wasn’t allowed to explore and nobody spoke to her to explain things or just chat. Still, I hoped for something a bit more substantial; This almost felt like just trauma porn.

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morbidgoogle's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable retelling, nothing geound-breakingly new but a fun and relatable characterisation of Galatea (the statue)with a satisfying ending.

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michellepfi's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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daemeter's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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gray's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

A very short but satisfying retelling of the tale of Pygmalion and Galatea. Where Galatea is often depicted as the object of man's desire without giving her much of a character outside of being beautiful, Madeline Miller crafted a loving mother and a smart woman who would do anything for the happiness of her child, even sacrificing herself.

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