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Galatea by Madeline Miller

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I cannot believe that this story is from the same author as "Song of Achilles". I probably would not have finished this story if it was a full length novel instead of a short story. Despite its length I found some of the writing choppy and muddled. I appreciated the afterword and its explanation of the story's origin more than the actual story itself.

baileyrando's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

wisecraic's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

joclynfarrales17's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

storycat's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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schmidi's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

ritaralha's review against another edition

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4.0

PIGMALIÃO sempre vira a vida dissoluta destas mulheres.
Por isso, revoltado com os vícios sem conta que a natureza
conferira à índole feminina, vivia solteiro, sem esposa;
e por muitos anos não teve com quem partilhar o leito.
Um dia, com arte espantosa e feliz, esculpiu uma peça
de marfim da cor da neve, com a beleza com que mulher
alguma consegue nascer; e enamorou-se da sua obra.
Metamorfoses, Ovídio - Livro X 243-249

Anne-Louis Girodet, Louvre, Paris

Em Metamorfoses de Ovídio parece que a história de Pigmalião e Galatea tem um final feliz, mas neste reconto o final é outro, e não deixa de ser feliz na mesma.