Scan barcode
prynne31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Animal death and Miscarriage
lanid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War
crochet_dinosaur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Suicide
frogcollecting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Murder, and Pregnancy
wirt's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Suicide
Minor: Rape and Sexual content
sinceraly'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
3.0
The book, for at least 50% of it's pages, just retells beat by beat it's specific part of the Aeneid. For a book named Lavinia I hoped it would have focused more on Lavinia herself - her thought patterns, her development, her feelings on things. And sometimes, especially towards the second half, it does. But so much of it revolves around the men in her life - her father, her husband, her son. I would have loved to learn more about Lavinia, what she wanted from herself, her life.
I think, despite the prose being wonderful, this book's shortcoming comes from promising a story it doesn't really tell, and that's a shame.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
sofipitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and War
Minor: Miscarriage
featherinthewind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War
virdix14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Moderate: Death, Grief, and War
Minor: Violence
malloryfitz's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, and Grief