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jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
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
franchenstein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This epic of difference is subversive to power, and yet it tries to amend its criticisms by praising the Emperor. Had it finished with the ominous praise to Rome that Pythagoras gives - preceded by instances of previous empires that fell - it would have fulfilled magnificently its subversive role. That last attempt of still praising the Emperor, deifying him, could taint this work. But a deified Caesar or Augustus is put in the same level as the bestial uncontrollable gods. Was that real praise?
Graphic: Rape and Violence
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
alsira98's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
puntifexmaximus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Stalking
Read in Latin and English translationsunflowerwork's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia
written_word_warrior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
theweepingwillow_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This was both my first book of 2023 and my first 'ancient text'. I was quite worried about this being hard to comprehend as it's very long and very old, but for the most part it was extremely accessible and fun to read. I devoured this epic poem.
Ovid really was ahead of his time with this piece, especially with the humour. The translator also did a great job of making it accessible and comprehensive to English-speakers.
The theme of change was very interesting to explore, and the theme is persistent throughout the poem. Metamorphosis was used as a tool for freedom and for punishment within the stories. To save a woman from assault, she would be turned into a bird, and to punish the assaulter, he would also be turned into a bird. This was very strange and an interesting contrast.
Some of my favourite stories include; Narcissus and Echo, Orpheus and Eurydice + Orpheus' Songs (Pygmalion, Hyacinthus, Venus and Adonis), Daedalus and Icarus, Daphne, Salmacis and Hermaphroditus and Iphis. The poem is separated into 15 books, and my favourites were the middle ones from 3-10.
There was a lot of s-xual assu-lt in this book, so beware that most of the stories do include it in one way or another. Some of the stories were extremely disturbing an gruesome, for example 'Tereus, Procne and Philomena'.
There was also a lot of queer subtext in this poem, which I loved.
In short, make this the one 'epic poem' you ever read.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide and War
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