Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

95 reviews

lakinglaze's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

While I really wanted to love this short story given the subject matter, I just didn’t. I read for joy and this was far to hard hitting to enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

lizacorn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Feminist bliss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

jen_nic's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

sappix's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Murder and Misogyny

Minor: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

broccoli_j's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

This is a must read feminist short story. Especially if you grew up with, or are currently living with an angry men in your house. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

gabydoesgrowth's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was short and maybe not so-sweet, but rather satisfying in how as Galatea

Spoiler

returns to her purest form, she takes with her the very man who refused to consider her anything more than his plaything. She found more agency in stone, than in life.

How absolutely devastating. 

I wish there were more of her story. I wish we knew what happened to Paphos. She was only ten and I fear for what she would have had to face alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Suicide, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Abortion and Body shaming

vnfhcxksiw's review

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

magmck's review against another edition

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

5.0

Madeline Miller Never fails me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Confinement, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Suicide

qalshrame's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Abortion, and Sexual assault

orchidlilly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

An interesting take on the Pygmalion myth, certainly one that I think a lot of women have mulled over before. It was short and to the point, well written but not all that groundbreaking, I think. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, and Excrement