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danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
rhihill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Rape
ktryan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Murder, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Trafficking, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
moveslikewind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Violence, and War
aislingnic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death and War
Moderate: Rape
javafenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
em_davies7019's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Blood
Minor: Child death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
camoo3032's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Violence
The sexual assault is written as if it's not sexual assault. The language around it is quite blase and almost normalisingmatildabirdie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Rape and Murder
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
3.0
It took forever for me to get through this book. I found myself really losing interest after the first 100 pages. It's actually quite easy to read, besides some of the names, but that's to be expected. However, I didn't find Stephen Fry's voice here to be very interesting. I mean, yeah, he's certainly telling us the myths, but it's just not the fresh take that I think most are looking for when it comes to retellings.
The actual book ends on page 333 (paperback version), with the last 100 pages being the Appendix, List of Characters, Picture Credits, Acknowledgements, and Index. So it's at least less of a beast to read than it first appears.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Suicide