Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

115 reviews

whentheresteeth's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed listening to this, I would even say it felt sort of perfect in many ways. Miller's retelling of myth is always fascinating to me and my lack of loads of knowledge for this particular one almost made it easier to read without thinking of what could be done differently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Medical content, Abortion, and Gaslighting

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Only reason this isn’t five stars is it could’ve been at least fifty pages longer. While I love and appropriate a good short story, it would’ve had more emotional impact if we had more details and descriptions. I would’ve loved getting to know Paphos more and their relationship, as well as really understanding what it was like living in the “hospital”. Also the relationship between Galatea and Pygmalion and how it led up to her trying to escape. But still such a beautiful story, and how much was fit it is very impressive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

Beautifully written glimpse into mythology

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

cayliehausman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An intense continuation of Pygmalion with a not so happy end. A mix of 50s ”women are hysterical” culture with Greek mythology to create an interesting view of the inequality of women and men, and the abuse that sometimes happens within those controlled relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Death

holistichistorian's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and after so many recommendations, I had to read Galatea and I’m absolutely overjoyed by it! As a short story, it has a natural fast pace but the characters are well defined it becomes easy to empathise with the protagonist (Galatea). I still adore Miller’s writing style, I feel immediately immersed in the time period. My favourite part was the Note from the Author, I found Miller’s insights brief but inspiring and satisfying. It’s wonderful to find a writer so invested in the message and history behind their writing. Examining classics with a modern lens is important, and Madeline Miller does this well. My only complaint is that it’s too short, I know that’s the point of a short story but I’m greedy, I want more. I recommend this to all classicists and those who love to explore social issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Medical content

Minor: Abortion

plathandthebelljar's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Abortion

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

grace_cr1's review against another edition

3.0

Wish I was longer, I'm left with so many questions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

reads2cope's review against another edition

5.0

A horror story. That is usually not my genre, but like Miller’s other work, this story completely gripped me. 
Though I know she wrote it before getting Long COVID, I couldn’t help but connect the rage and despair of Galatea begging the doctor to believe her with the millions having the same fight today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Abortion, and Abandonment

rebekah_leigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

place6o_ffct's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, and Gaslighting