Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Galatea by Madeline Miller

23 reviews

mmiski's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Be prepared for a retelling that resonates with modern incel discourses. If you find incel content especially disturbing this may not be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Death, and Rape

adrianduffy's review

mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse

luminifera's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.5

Ideally, Galatea would

not have died at the end

, but I'll take what I have hahah

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Abortion, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

It's a very dark book. Galatea describes her sufferings with much detail.

cassandra_burleson's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Excrement, Pregnancy, Abortion, Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

caffeinated_cassade's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.0

This is the first piece I've read written by Miller and I must say I'm upset I haven't read anything by her before. This story was beautiful and painful. A quick and easy read, but it left me with a lot of emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Suicide

gssll_lpz's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Death

jazzyiz87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Rape, and Emotional abuse

2j4d3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Sadly it is too short ☹️. 
I like that she is so strong, Even though it is so hard for her. An ode to feminism, once aigain well done Madeline Miller.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual content

diddydumplins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

although short, this story was very impacting. I couldn't bond with the characters on such a brief novel, however felt sorry for their sufferings nonetheless. It was a great short read by Madeline Miller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Confinement

_tabby_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

A perfectly chosen myth to summarise in a short story and I loved every moment. Madeline Miller has such a brilliant talent of writing myths in a modern way without losing the original beauty and meanings of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy