Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton

5 reviews

kwichris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, War, Sexism, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

cinhein's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Rape, Death, and Cannibalism

vivivi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative relaxing sad fast-paced

4.5

This was a fantastic read! It's especially fun to listen to. The narrator, Suzanne Toren, does an amazing job in bringing the stories to life. 

The stories themselves were laid out in a way that was easy to understand, though I think I could hear the parts that were quotes directly from the original translations. It sounded different, but the delivery of the story made it easy on the ears. Kind of like how watching a Shakespeare play helps you understand the content more than just reading the script from a book. 

Unfortunately, I zoned out of the last bit about the Norse mythology. I wasn't much interested in them after all the excitement of the Greek myths that took up 90% of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, War, Murder, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Incest, and Suicide

Greek myths are dark, and some of the stories are a little horrifying, but the stories aren't long.

maryjames's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Infidelity, Incest, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol and Emotional abuse

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