Reviews

The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

franzi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Gore, Death of parent, and Confinement

bdorazio226's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

aimeesbookishlife's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.5

alyssabug711's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What if the myth of Oedipus wasn’t so simple? What if Freud wasn’t just wrong, but so, so wrong? What if women held the microphone in a tale so complex readers  find themselves seeking finality, even in the end? 

This book rocks. If you love Circe, girlie, you better pick this up.

naylore's review against another edition

4.0

I know the stories of Antigone and Oedipus but this book still shocked and surprised me. Beautiful description, wonderfully written from two previously overlooked female characters it was fresh and it made you question everything in the end - loved it!

gingerlarue's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

spellboundchapters's review

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? Yes

2.0

lturriani's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

rileyreviews's review against another edition

4.0

i swear everything by this woman is great please read her books!

culturenator's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

5.0