Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes

50 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

I really appreciated the in depth look at many different women in Greek myths, examining not just their portrayals in plays of the time, but their complex histories and trauma. Even with the most "evil" of them, Hayes gently reminds us of the context of their decisions and challenges our notions of their characters. There's also a reminder of the subtle power plays they employed, which I appreciated in contrast the to abject suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Infidelity, War, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hfleur's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

Each event is not talked about in harrowing detail but definitely saddening/triggering in places.

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Death

Minor: War

sunflowerwork's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Suicide, Murder, and Misogyny

madetofly's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, War, Infidelity, Rape, Murder, and Violence

karissabubble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.5

It was a very informative read. It is a bit on the academic side, so I think this would be great for students as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexism

ashhearddwrites's review

adventurous informative medium-paced

5.0

Loved! It includes both summaries and analysis of the myths, so accessible to readers less familiar with Greek mythology (and provided new details I didn't know). Only wish it included more of the images described/referenced but understand the logistical and copyright difficulties that would entail

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Infidelity, Murder, Child death, and Pedophilia

moonytoast's review against another edition

4.25

RTC….. until then, support the HarperCollins Union strike!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, Infidelity, War, Violence, Suicide, and Murder

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this collection. What I knew about these women going in varied a lot, but all of the essays were thought-provoking and engaging. I also really liked Haynes's writing style, and the funny asides sprinkled in. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone interested in Greek mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Child death, and Sexual violence

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, War, and Murder