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Galatea by Madeline Miller

179 reviews

brynnfai's review

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion

charlynlynlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abortion, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my first Madeline Miller book and I did enjoy it. I am excited to read Song of Achilles now that I know I like her writing.

I enjoyed reading the afterword included which talks about how Galatea came to be and the original myth it came from. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Cursing, Confinement, Body shaming, Murder, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood and Rape

krisalexcole's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abortion, Cursing, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Pedophilia

charliebella's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Abortion

destiny106's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Suicide

01_in_emilyon's review

emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Abortion

allapaz's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

i would read madeline miller's grocery list. a gem of a short story, and a strong take on a classic myth that is so widely adapted without addressing the disturbing cloud that looms over it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual content, and Death

nisja_k's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Rape, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Emotional abuse

jessicaludden's review against another edition

dark funny tense 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

3.5

“The ocean floor was sandy and soft as pillows. I settled into it and slept.”

Madeline Miller managed to give Galatea such a distinct voice in such a short amount of time. She was blunt and cunning and exactly what you would expect a woman who was previously a statue to be like. I really liked Miller’s take on this story, especially the ending.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pregnancy, and Sexual content