Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Circe by Madeline Miller

2 reviews

beauvisseau's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Circe was an easy to read book that held me in its grasp, which is why I finished it within two days. The prose was not complicated or convoluted, but I tend to like a more lyrical and expansive style of writing. Especially thematically, I felt that the author merely scratched the surface. The book felt elementary, which is not bad but it did not fully soar like it could have. As a result, I did not fall in love with any characters or was moved to tears. Nevertheless, an impressive feat for a broad audience that introduces important (feminist) topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War