Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Iliad by Homer

5 reviews

xandra_lyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

This was the translation I read in college, and I wanted to reread it before reading Emily Wilson's translation. It's an ok, but rather difficult to understand at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Rape and Trafficking

Trafficking and rape: although neither of these words are present in the text, slave girls are given and taken as gifts and are explicitly slept with. It isn't glorified or condemned - it is a fact in their world that this will happen to conquered nations.

cthulhu_calamari's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

gilnean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Genocide, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Vomit

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, and Abandonment