Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Circe by Madeline Miller

275 reviews

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

dmteralie's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

It was a slowish start but it grew into a great book and I found the ending pleasantly surprising. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Body horror and Body shaming

slefebvre95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

arstanley90's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I grew up reading stories like the Odyssey and I thought I knew Circe but Madeline Miller expands on the character in such a way that I didn't think possible. This book was a wonderful read. I couldn't put it down. From the way that Circe describes witchcraft and her interactions with several characters of myth is just amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror

rjbedell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Beautifully written, equal parts brutal and empowering in its epic sweep of a life across a thousand years.  Occasionally bogged down in dark tensions, or whisked along by a revolving door of side characters that Miller usually succeeds in making relevant.  Ends on hopeful, inspiring notes as a testament to humanity, love, and mortality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Child death, Incest, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

kmtaylor002's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

shame_on_your_cow's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Abandonment, and Alcohol

daddy issues lmoaoaoaoa

gendergreed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

circe you are a woman of my heart 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

kaylynn28's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

tranquilitea's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Body horror

Circe’s perspective as an immortal gives the book a very distinct feel. Liked it a lot! Good for writing an essay on, i guess.