Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

117 reviews

alexlily's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

scarlettskyes's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

shayna14's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

this would get 5 stars if it was a little longer and expanded on what happened after the ending. 

more specifically, i would love to see what happened to pygmalion after he died in the realm of Hades, and if galatea would go to the underworld as well even though it seems that she turned back to stone. i'd imagine she had a soul because she lived for a time not being a statue and could think/speak for herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

crystxlxsxd's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Gorgeously written, loved it and the afterword

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming

emilybarbian's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

totsfions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Galatea was one of my favorite Greek myths as a child, although the version I was first introduced to differed wildly from the Ovid version that this retelling is a response to. Because it was so dear to me, the opening of this story had me very conflicted. The more it went one however, the more enveloped in this version I became. The relationship between Galatea and Paphos was moving. While I will always have a place in my heart for the version I grew up with, the power of this story cannot be denied, and I am glad to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Excrement

kirkspockreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

atamano's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Medical content