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reads2cope's review against another edition
5.0
Though I know she wrote it before getting Long COVID, I couldn’t help but connect the rage and despair of Galatea begging the doctor to believe her with the millions having the same fight today.
Graphic: Sexism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Body horror, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment
rebekah_leigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Sexual violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Abortion
dragonwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual violence
andclay'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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny
Minor: Body shaming
thenoboshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Murder, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Incest, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
books_and_fairy_lights'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Would have loved to include this in some essay at uni, which makes me say it's well-written and interesting inany ways.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Abortion
Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide
tashtasher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abortion
ursa_arlo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Negatives. This story would have worked better as an addition to a collection or anthology. Ovid's stories are well known for connecting back to a larger theme. If you want to thoroughly critique Ovid's work, creating an anthology with an overarching theme would be the way to go.
Graphic: Misogyny, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
quarkie'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
4.25
Honestly, I'm sort of glad it wasn't any longer. It didn't have to be, to get its main point across. The world that Galatea lives in is horrifying, and was very uncomfortable to read about. It is even worse to think how near this fiction is to reality: women being seen by men, their partners, their families, or society as a whole as nothing but property, and used as such. That it would be much better if they were silent and simply did as they were told. And how everyone - professionals, other women, strangers - all help uphold this role.
That said, it was beautifully written. Galatea's voice is clear, strong, and very matter-of-fact. To hear this story solely through her eyes is powerful. her reclamation of her own is ending is powerful.
Overall, it made me look forward to reading more by this author.
Graphic: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Confinement
Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
glossworld's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death and Physical abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Body shaming