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 of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, War, Violence, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Misogyny, Medical content, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Rape
Minor: Rape, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, and Confinement
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: Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Animal death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content and Rape
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, Death of parent, War, Suicide, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, and Sexism
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: War, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Miscarriage
lauramcc7'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Violence, Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Gore, and Blood
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 death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Child abuse
lorechka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Misogyny and Miscarriage
malloryfitz's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Grief