Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Ariadne: Princesa. Irmã de um monstro. Amante de deuses e heróis. by Jennifer Saint

384 reviews

hannahmayreads's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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He could measure his glory in female torment and blaze his legend across the heavens as the conqueror of infants, destroyer of the innocent.

My knowledge of Greek Gods and mythology is limited, but that didn't stop me embracing this book. Retold to centre women, this is an engaging tale of female endurance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pregnancy

oliverlang's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment

snlemek's review against another edition

3.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore

Moderate: Rape

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was so good as a myth retelling and as a contemporary feminist novel but oof this left me with absolutely no faith in humanity. TL;DR even nice guys commit war crimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent

talvisotilas's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Cannibalism, War

emmapicaro4's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Rape

brianavoss1's review against another edition

3.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

loonarac's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Rape

yolanda_h's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Suicide

honeyhistory103's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The prose of this novel is absolutely stunning - Saint weaves narrative in the same enchanting way that Madeline Miller does in The Song of Achilles, a style I'm slowly becoming convinced belongs to retellings of Greek mythos alone. At no point did I feel that the drive of the book lulled, and I plowed through it with reckless abandon. It is a gorgeous study of the women of mythology, of the character of gods and heroes and those that are dragged along in their path. The way Saint puts together both Ariadne and Phaedra's points of view, the clashes and similarities both starkly on display, is masterfully done - I am surprised for it to be her debut novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol