Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

16 reviews

junglejelly's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Such an amazing book to delve into a few the women of Greek myths. A great springboard to look into other similar texts, too.

Haynes explores various themes and arguments for each woman, linking a few of them together (it's Greek myth, everyone's related).

Not a full 5 stars for me as sometimes I felt I as the reader needed to know the myths better to understand some of the points Haynes made.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Murder, Rape, Violence, Incest, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Cannibalism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

i wish this was longer, i felt like it was a synopsis of stories. it just felt a little surface level and i wish there was a deeper discussion on the topics and myths. overall, i think this is a great starter book for those wanting to get into greek mythology and retellings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

sydapel's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

I really appreciated the in depth look at many different women in Greek myths, examining not just their portrayals in plays of the time, but their complex histories and trauma. Even with the most "evil" of them, Hayes gently reminds us of the context of their decisions and challenges our notions of their characters. There's also a reminder of the subtle power plays they employed, which I appreciated in contrast the to abject suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Infidelity, War, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

karissabubble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.5

It was a very informative read. It is a bit on the academic side, so I think this would be great for students as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexism

moonytoast's review against another edition

4.25

RTC….. until then, support the HarperCollins Union strike!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, Infidelity, War, Violence, Suicide, and Murder

kkalicky94's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Slavery, Suicide, War, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

casandra_lovealwaysbooks's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Misogyny, War, Violence, and Grief

rebeccajost's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Violence

nila's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've read quite a few of these kinds of books on Greek myths where a selected few heroes/gods/myths are presented, and the author writes about their different depictions in depth. This is the best one I've read so far. This is Haynes' field and you can tell she's brimming with information that she wants to share. The book is so engaging and I highly recommend it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, War, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cannibalism

purplepenning's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Brilliant! Fascinating and funny. If you have any interest in the Greek myths, the modern novelized retellings (Circle, Ariadne, A Thousand Ships), or the application of feminine perspectives to scholarship of any kind you won't want to miss this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence