Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Golden Ass by Apuleius

7 reviews

fishreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The reason I borrowed this book in the first place from my library was because the day before I borrowed 'Psyche and Eros' by Luna McNamara the day before and when I read that Psyche and Eros' story was originally told in Golden Donkey by Apuleius I decided I needed to read the original first.

This was an interesting story about a young man Lucius, traveling the world and wanting to experience what the world has to offer him. He meets a lot of people who tell him their own stories and experiences a lot of things on his own as well (the most notable being getting turned into a donkey). Maybe, I was too naive about classic literature, but I was quite surprised by almost lascivious descriptions of sexual intercourse between Lucius and a young maid. I also felt incredibly sad by people's cruel treatment of a donkey Lucius and his animal companions. Psyche and Eros story which makes for substantial chunk of the book was interesting and definitely made Golden Donkey a worthwhile read for me.

Themes: ancient world, animal transformation, mythology

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

mpbookreviews's review

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Classism

christylouise's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I read this for uni, but it was okay. Emperors new groove set in Ancient Greece.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

evvyyreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, and Suicide

savanapavlak's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Grief

yseemeusnier's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

braxton_beckham's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

Maybe ancient novels just aren't my vibe. Or maybe I just need to read the original and not this edited version. The heavily segmented events just make it really difficult for me to build up momentum while reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Sexual content