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erikariehigano22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I also cannot believe this was my first exposure into Heracles' death LOL. Like I didn't think his death would be so.... anti-climatic? For all his glory and ambitious feats of victory, as well as the wrath and violence he had displayed, it was a curse no less casted by a centaur and administered by his own wife that finally cut the threads of his mortal life.
I had not expected for his twin brother Iphicles to pass away in battle. But I think that was the foreshadowing in Laonome's last chapter. Anyhow, I liked how this became the catalyst of their conclusion, the beginning of the end.
I highly recommend this book. Thank you to my friend Nathan for giving this to me on my birthday earlier this year. Although the language had some modern slang that took me off sometimes in the immersion, it was not worse and Rogerson's prose still captivated me and brought me back to the ancient world where Heracles was the centre of everyone's stories throughout ancient Greece.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
aseel_reads'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
imlfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and Sexual content
alyxinthestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol
northernfleabag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy