Reviews tagging Sexual assault

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, by Edith Hamilton

5 reviews

kendramichele's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

5.0

I have fond memories of a worn, frayed copy of this book being passed down to me as a child. Ever since, mythology has been my preferred source of escapism. 

The 75th anniversary edition is sturdy, well-designed, and simply gorgeous to flip through. It's the jewel of my bookcase. This version transported me right back to that feeling of being eight years old, sprawled on a blanket in the park, immersed in the realm of heroes and monsters. 

A true classic. Nostalgia won today!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Incest, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

featherinthewind's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.75

Of course it’s simply just a book of Greek mythology but it was very entertaining. I found myself sucked into the world of Ancient Greece with the way the book uses it words and threads it’s story. All in all, I’d read it again.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Toxic relationship, Racism, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Slavery, and Violence

cemeterygay's review

informative relaxing medium-paced

3.0

Pretty cool collection of greek myths. This book has weird white supremacy vibes and also period typical misogyny and ableism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Ableism, Misogyny, War, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Grief, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

queer_reader's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

angelsinthesnow's review against another edition

adventurous informative relaxing medium-paced

4.5

They should really change the title to Mythology: timeless tales of unrequited love and suicide.

There were so many strong women whose lives or dreams of being free were ruined by a man or god bent on pursuing her. Rude.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault