Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Il canto di Calliope by Natalie Haynes

73 reviews

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Slavery, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape

racheltheduke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

She isn't a footnote. She's a person.

Natalie Haynes weaves a beautiful and emotional tale of women left behind in the mythos of the Trojan War. 
When Homer asks the muses to sing to him for inspiration for his next epic poem, Calliope tells him the stories of these women.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

kiandrareadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death

graybat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? No

3.5

put me in a reading slump idk why 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ska1224's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Trafficking

laneport's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Blood

ehmannky's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

I love a good mythology retelling and this one is excellent. I thought I would find it jarring, jumping back and forth between so many different characters with so little time between them, but it works so well. And Haynes just renders each part of the war so heartbreaking. The strong points definitely revolve around the human women, with the parts about the goddesses being interesting and fun to read, but not nearly as compelling. I loved how the solemn nature of the book is broken with Penelope's wry humor in her letters to Odysseus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

fancygirlsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, and Blood

crgude511's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence

halfbakedpoet's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness, Child death, Blood, Infidelity, and Slavery