Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

103 reviews

_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

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

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

laurenology's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: 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

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

4.0

As someone who isn't very familiar with Greek mythology, I always find Miller's books hard to get into. However, once I get into them a little I always end up lovin them. This was a tragic but empowering story & I really enjoyed it. I liked how at the end, Miller gave more context on the background of Galatea. It helped me understand the short story more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming and Suicide

Minor: Death, Pedophilia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

livruther's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.75

i expected to love this but didnt :/ madeline miller’s prose is usually my fav, although this time i did not really enjoy it. it was also weirdly vulgar? i wasnt crazy about the story either. overall, not my fav. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Pregnancy

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

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy