Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Circe by Madeline Miller

121 reviews

ladyames20203's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Incest, Self harm, and Medical content

caitlinemccann's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Cannibalism

grayvie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

wizardcantrips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Gaslighting

graphic childbirth via c-section

lindyloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Incest, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Incest, and War

maudesoul's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A feminist tale featuring one of the lesser known characters in Greek mythology gets her own legendary hero's journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and War

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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 horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-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? Yes

4.5

Madeline Miller exceeded my expectations with this one. Circe as both character and story is lovingly rendered, and the culmination of her constant change and constant striving for more at the end of novel is more than I could have hoped for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, and War

waitwhathelp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Torture, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Torture, and Violence