Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

253 reviews

paleofeathers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion

_meganrose's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

4.25 ⭐️ This was haunting and brilliant. Gave me the chills. Such a fan of Madeline Miller’s writing and her retellings. Better than a 4 star read but as it is a short story, I couldn’t quite give it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

nlemon55's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

trivialcve's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Miscarriage

tlohroff's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

Interesting story, just didn’t develop enough of a plot for me in the short content. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

monolid_library's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

5.0

This is a short story that packs a punch. Also, please read the acknowledgments from the author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

themis_biblos's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

 That is the mark of a good source myth; it is water so wide it can reach across centuries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

edurnehaeon's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Pregnancy

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

jackiepreston's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault