Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin

30 reviews

jamiezaccaria's review

4.75

A beautiful and haunting retelling of the women of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Full of imagery and feminine rage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

magikskydad's review

It was very well written but incredibly triggering for me. It is not an anthology for the light hearted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Vomit, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Rape, Incest, Excrement, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Acephobia/Arophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Wonderful book but if you’re struggling with mental health I would be gentle with your self. It’s pretty rough.

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Infertility, Misogyny, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Incest, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, Rape, Child death, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

haleytaryn's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Pedophilia, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Rape, and Violence

rubi_blue6's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

Imagine being able to relate so perfectly to fictional dietys from folklore 

Maclaughlin has a witty style of writing that makes every short story snippet feel like a full narrative 

Some stories I was able to predict based on previous mythological knowledge (of which, I realised I had a lot less than I thought) but it didn't matter - I was hooked

If you love magical realism, and explorations of feminism and gender in some cases, this is a perfect read 

So good, especially for a charity shop find!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Sexism, and Sexual assault

kyliemaguire's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence

violetbooklover's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Child death

lautlines's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Retelling of short stories showing women's perspectives is always something I will be all about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Rape, Cursing, Body horror, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Child death

mmwi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

sharene91's review

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SHAFT OF LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT

The author does not allow you to turn away from the violence and despair of these familiar stories. I was continually stunned by the flourish, speechless by the end. Highly recommend. Warning for (what I consider) graphic violence, particularly sexual violence. If you’ve read metamorphoses you know the stories, MacLaughlin simply expresses the viewpoint of the women (often victims) whose despair Ovid glossed over or ignored entirely. I found Myrrha to be highly disturbing and had trouble getting through this chapter, just a heads up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, and War