Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

8 reviews

l_noona's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

ankiaisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

shanieshira's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I truly have no words. All I can say is this was emotional, haunting, and absolutely beautiful. The writing was poetic, and it was one of the instances the audiobook did it justice. In the short time it took to listen to the audiobook, it made me feel so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

tatata's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book broke my heart. I don’t think there is anything else that can be said. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

the_bees_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

FINALLY, a piece since Shaw's Pygmalion that confronts the problematic nature of the myth and seeks to give the characters their just deserves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death

c_lizziebeth's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

Honestly, Miller is at her best when she doesn’t have time to meander. Her prose has gotten better since this, yes, but I prefer the tighter story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

literarypenguin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

 Galatea is a short but very impactful story based on the myth of Pygmalion. This book shows the aftermath of this myth showing an artist falling in love with his work. Galatea is a strong character who loves her daughter and is being mistreated by her sculptor husband. Galatea is much better off as a human being in my opinion and by the end, I was happy to see her getting away from her husband and trying to see her daughter again. This story was very impactful despite its length and is going to stick with me for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion