Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Iliad by Homer

19 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Kidnapping, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

gabriella_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

The scene with Andromache and her son had me fighting for my life. Also who doesn’t love some Patroclus and Achilles love?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Murder, War, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Death

not_remi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture, Mental illness, War, and Sexism

earthtokb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

this is one of the more readable translations of the illiad, which I’m grateful for. Still, I had to read it alongside a podcast to really grasp the plot. though the illiad is regarded as a classic (since it was orated & then written so long ago), it’s… not a well written poem lol & the characters are v hard to root for! all the acheans had sex slaves, dudes were in a war for 9+ years over someone else’s marital problems, the descriptors don’t quite make sense (ex: saying “swift runner achilles” when achilles isn’t even running), and the list goes on! I see the merit in continuing to teach it, but I think we do lots of damage to the rep of poetry when we teach this like it’s great poetry when it is moreso a marker of its time/one part of the rich history of what poetry has done over time. that’s just me, though! appreciate fagles for making this poem readable to a contemporary audience, but I really hope we question what is considered a “clasdic” over time.  Also, boo to pro-war propaganda! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, and Violence

kaitlyng's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, War, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Slavery, Sexism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Misogyny

strabbyfieldz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

3.5

this shit was wild my head is so fried rn, I like that Homer included a talking horse for about two lines and then immediately retconned it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Body horror, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Sexism, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, and Abandonment

catrasbookclub's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

2.75

Spoiler

they fight so much (ofcourse) but I between Homer being dramatic and fighting is really nothing happening and reading this is really hard but that is pro ably because of the old style it's written in but a really good story I mean it's the Trojan war that is an amazing myth

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, War, Sexism, and Rape

piapoyopi's review

adventurous emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Slavery, Animal death, War, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Excrement

bethybooevans's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Death, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse

bubblegum_or_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Slavery and Sexism