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The Latinist by Mark Prins

6 reviews

probablybadgers's review

dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Stalking

literaryliaisons's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse

toorsdenote's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Suicide

alylentz's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this and appreciated the thoughtful discussion and themes of power structures in academia! I thought the way it incorporated the myth was really smart. I was surprised by the ending am still not quite sure how to feel about it--it's clever but it does feel a little bit dissonant to the rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

katstoddard's review

dark funny tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Someone else said in their review "this is a book for a very specific audience" and I am that audience. I'm honestly not a huge fan of myth retellings, but the other aspects are what sold me on this book. I have to say the poetic aspects are well threaded through the entire story and culminate is a really satisfying way. Tessa and Chris are both compelling characters and the dynamic between them is totally engrossing. The classics plotline is very well executed, as are the interpersonal developments. I found myself audibly reacting more than once. The prose is wonderful, and very funny at parts, and the pacing is impressively moderated. If you like complicated flawed characters, messy relationships, Latin, slightly pathetic men, and ambitious women, read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Alcohol, and Death of parent

amandainthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking and Emotional abuse