Reviews with content warning for Abortion - Galatea

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lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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arieloley's review

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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? It's complicated

4.0

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gabydoesgrowth's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was short and maybe not so-sweet, but rather satisfying in how as Galatea

returns to her purest form, she takes with her the very man who refused to consider her anything more than his plaything. She found more agency in stone, than in life.

How absolutely devastating.

I wish there were more of her story. I wish we knew what happened to Paphos. She was only ten and I fear for what she would have had to face alone.

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kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

3.25

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glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Madeline Miller Never fails me

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ifweweresorrows's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

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orchidlilly's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

An interesting take on the Pygmalion myth, certainly one that I think a lot of women have mulled over before. It was short and to the point, well written but not all that groundbreaking, I think.

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cepbreed's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? No

4.5

I’m familiar with the story of Pygmalion and Galatea and even had to present on it for an English class. That said it basically has no relevance to this story because Madeleine Miller’s take on the myth is anything but traditional. Most traditional retellings search for the romance in their dynamic and portray Pygmalion as a love struck generational talent. Everything I love about this short story lies in its diversion from tradition. Finally an author hones in on the creepiness of their dynamic and introduces that version of the story to the mainstream.

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