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intensej's review against another edition
5.0
familiar with the story of Pygmalion, but this book is making me realize that I have never thought about the story from Galatea's perspective. Madeline Miller's short story provides a more realistic version of Galatea's marriage to Pygmalian. Miller's writing in this short story was beautiful, and I thought the ending was perfect.
Graphic: Sexual violence and Child abuse
Moderate: Death
geno's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
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[Rating actualizado post relectura.]
"Galatea" es un retelling de Galatea y Pigmalión, la historia de un escultor enamorado de su obra y logra cobre vida.
Esta versión nos presenta una visión más profunda. Pigmalión no encontraba a una esposa perfecta, por lo cuál decidió esculpirla y por la voluntad de Venus, se volvió humana.
Mientras que el mito gira entorno a la visión masculina de la esposa bella y perfecta, este cuento le da vuelta y se centra en Galatea y la dinámica de poder con su marido, logrando una mirada mucho más interesante que nos muestra personajes totalmente humanos con todas sus miserias.
Son solamente 20 páginas y transmite muchísimo. Es una lectura muy recomendable aunque es necesario tomar en cuenta las adventencias, nada extremadamente gráfico pero son situaciones que no están endulzadas.
TW: abuso sexual, relaciones tóxicas, suicidio.
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[Rating updated after rereading.]
"Galatea" is a retelling of Pygmalion, the story of a sculptor who falls in love with his work and brings it to life.
This version has more layers. Pygmalion could not find a perfect wife, so he decided to sculpt her and by the will of Venus, she became human.
While the myth revolves around the male vision of the beautiful and perfect wife, this story turns it around and focuses on Galatea, achieving a much more interesting look that shows us the characters with all their miseries.
It's only 20 pages and it conveys a lot. It's a highly recommended reading although it is necessary to take into account the warnings.
TW: sexual assault, toxic relationship, suicide.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Moderate: Rape, Abortion, and Child abuse
crowcrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Madeline at it again with her gut wrenching stories😔 I couldn't put this one down, I was glued to it. It was dark, morbid, and I'm realizing that's my type of shit despite what I believed. It's a little bit more raw than her previous works, so that was jarring at first.
My copy had a little note from Madeline, which just made me love her and this work more.
I still cannot stop thinking about this book help me
Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Confinement, Sexual violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pedophilia and Child abuse
lola218_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, Sexual violence, Confinement, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gaslighting and Abortion
Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Abortion, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Rape
Minor: Cursing, Death, and Adult/minor relationship
There are scenes of forced role play, and the short story ends with a drowning of Pygmalion and Galatea.emquartz15's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse
lizacorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Sexual content
broccoli_j's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pregnancy and Miscarriage
arieloley's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage
vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts