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jadmers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
e_ramirez_ortega's review against another edition
5.0
Why read the tales of ancient history in all its flawed, disturbing, and horrid detail? Because it explains what people believed then and how much an ancient civilization needed a redeemer to pull them out of its doomed state of existence.
Solus Christus
Sola fide
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kingcrookback's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Incest, Rape, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Drug use, and Death of parent
strabbyfieldz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Pedophilia and Alcohol
ambdocksey22's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
13octopus's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Dementia, and Colonisation
aureliae's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Incest
sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
I was surprised how much easier it was to read this than The Illiad. I kind of group mythological texts together as having "old-fashioned" language but you sure can tell the difference between -750 b.c.e and 8 c.e. way of speaking.
Certain myths get a lot of time and detail and other ones you can certainly tell Ovid was phoning it in for that story. For example Theseus slaying the Minotaur he gives like no details for, basically glossing over it.
Some sections still carry a great emotional weight. Orpheus and Eurdice's retelling still brought tears to my eyes.
Surprisingly graphic gore and violence at certain points.
I think from the way Ovid tells the story of Acaeon he would get MeTooed if alive today.
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Body horror and Death
exaltations's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Gore and Incest
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and War
Minor: Misogyny and Lesbophobia
m_shed's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Incest, and Violence
Moderate: Rape