Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

79 reviews

risten's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Emotional abuse

divya_s's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

eleanorrae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

lacrimaeignis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

The story of Galatea and Pygmalion is one that has always been a source of controversy for many. Madeline Miller's version tells the story from Galatea's perspective and allows Galatea to have a hand in her own destiny rather than being forced to abide by Pygmalion's desires. It would have been interesting to see how things would have played out in a full novel version of the story but the short definitely covers everything it needed to. With it being a short story, it echoes the tradition of many mythological sources especially Ovid's Metamorphoses which Miller was inspired by for this retelling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Suicide

tamara_joy's review against another edition

reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

leahjanespeare's review against another edition

4.0

Pygmalion may have given his statue life, but Miller has given her agency. This is the perfect gift for any mythology lover. It brutally examines how women are perceived as objects under the male gaze, twisting the narrative to give this overdue perspective the attention it deserves. Sure, it's a tale thousands of years old, but still completely relevant today.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

kaitlyng's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Minor: Domestic abuse and Medical content

Themes of sex and pregnancy, and forced hospitalisation. Frequent cursing and

dying&killing to protect those you love

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joricottone's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

If you like Miller’s writings. This is a lovely, short read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent

cviii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content

anneroza's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, and Sexual violence