Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

7 reviews

insertscenehere's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've been in a bit of a nonfiction slump lately, but this book shot right through that. I had to turn the speed down a bit because the author has an accent and all those Greek names are 😵‍💫 but gosh is it a great read.

I really don't know much about Greek myths, I never got into them much as a kid, but I have been reading a lot of retellings of Greek myths as an adult and love them, so it was great learning some of the background about those amazing female characters who have gotten screwed over by so many other narratives. The chapter on Madea is possibly The best--it's incredibly intense and emotionally powerful. But I also love the chapters on Medusa, Pandora, and the Amazons.

The author also has a great voice and sense of humor which made this audiobook all the more enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Xenophobia

lumidouce's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

withlivjones's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

A really insightful and witty book about some of the most misunderstood women in Classical mythology. The level of detail in the analysis is insane and the amount of sources Haynes includes, from ancient writings to contemporary receptions, is so wide. And yet the tone is just about conversational enough for the book not to be preachy. I did find it a little dense in places and there were a few slightly unnecessary tangents, but overall I really enjoyed it and any book that describes Jason as “oily” is an automatic slay for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Murder, and War

orcamagicka's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective

5.0

I want the text of this book transcribed onto my bones and skull. This was my first Natalie Haynes read and by God, absolutely breathtaking. An essential book that everyone should read at least once. So much of what I thought I knew of Greek mythology was either wrong or warped. Now I’m eagerly falling down a rabbit hole of searching for more Haynes books as well as other mythos retellings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Rape

Moderate: Child death and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia and War

nila's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've read quite a few of these kinds of books on Greek myths where a selected few heroes/gods/myths are presented, and the author writes about their different depictions in depth. This is the best one I've read so far. This is Haynes' field and you can tell she's brimming with information that she wants to share. The book is so engaging and I highly recommend it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Cannibalism

marianneiriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail