Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

62 reviews

emjbarnes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

siobhangrace14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Incest, Rape, and Murder

davbat's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

Really good, but I think the subject matter was just too ambitious for one book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Everything in the Greek Myths.

achay91's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying

team_mosaic's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

literally just a retelling of greek mythology, but the tone and language feel like you're infodumping with a close friend, which is qn utter delight

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Incest, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Kidnapping

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

This was such a fun way of reminding me of my favorite class in college.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

philippmk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

kirame's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol