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erin_curry's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Violence, and Rape
nila's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, War, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Minor: Cannibalism
purplepenning's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Death, Child death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence
caseythereader's review against another edition
4.75
- PANDORA'S JAR is for everyone who loves Greek mythology but wishes the women weren't protrayed only as objects or monsters.
- Even if you think you know it all in terms of myth, I'll bet Haynes digs out some alternate tellings and translations you haven't seen, giving everyone from Persephone to Clytemnestra new dimensions.
- Plus, this books is funny as heck. Haynes is dryly sarcastic, giving much needed levity to these tales of tragedy and woe.
Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Incest
lara_anne's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Sexual assault
marianneiriss's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cannibalism, Infertility, War, Abandonment, Ableism, and Adult/minor relationship
elleapple's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, War, and Suicide
oliverlang's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence
madelonpaige's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Sexual violence
solliereads's review against another edition
5.0
My only "criticism", if even that (since requiring rudimentary knowledge of a topic to read a piece of work doesn't negate its value, IMO) is that I wouldn't present this as a piece of literature those with no knowledge of mythology would instantly understand, and I look forward to re-reading it after doing my research and reading the original texts that are referenced within.
I would strongly recommend this book to those who are interested in Greek Mythology and want a decently-paced and enjoyable read, with references to pop culture spread throughout to encourage our own relatability to these characters as well as encouragement throughout to be critical of the men portrayed in the stories and to give the women a chance to be their beautiful, complicated, and sometimes devious, selves.
Minor: Incest, Murder, Rape, Suicide, and Child death