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kxtaro's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
thehappybookwyrm's review
3.0
199 stanzas of pure crack poetic fanfiction, god do I love Shakespeare.
minou_noir's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
....well that was disturbing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
juulisbad's review
3.0
This was written very beautiful and emotional but I didn't like the "plot" at all. Venus seemed to be really dislikable and annoying so that the reader didn't really care about her pain in the end
jazrphillips's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-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? Yes
4.5
leesmyth's review against another edition
4.0
I'd read this once, long ago, but had forgotten how funny it is at times.
The ribaldry is wonderfully overt:
Fondling, she saith, since I have hemmed thee here / Within the circuit of this ivory pale, / I’ll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer. / Feed where thou wilt, on mountain or in dale; / Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, / Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie. (229-34)
Within this limit is relief enough, / Sweet bottom-grass and high delightful plain, / Round rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough, / To shelter thee from tempest and from rain. / Then be my deer, since I am such a park; / No dog shall rouse thee, though a thousand bark. (235-40)
He has really only a few lines, of course, which is perhaps a nice change from the bard's usual pattern. My favorite is this one, when she has pulled him on top of her: “Fie, fie,” he says, “you crush me. Let me go. / You have no reason to withhold me so.” (611-12)
The ribaldry is wonderfully overt:
Fondling, she saith, since I have hemmed thee here / Within the circuit of this ivory pale, / I’ll be a park, and thou shalt be my deer. / Feed where thou wilt, on mountain or in dale; / Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, / Stray lower, where the pleasant fountains lie. (229-34)
Within this limit is relief enough, / Sweet bottom-grass and high delightful plain, / Round rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough, / To shelter thee from tempest and from rain. / Then be my deer, since I am such a park; / No dog shall rouse thee, though a thousand bark. (235-40)
He has really only a few lines, of course, which is perhaps a nice change from the bard's usual pattern. My favorite is this one, when she has pulled him on top of her: “Fie, fie,” he says, “you crush me. Let me go. / You have no reason to withhold me so.” (611-12)
byrenical's review
4.0
I think someone needed to get Venus a bottle of water because she was acting thirsty.
debbie_likes_to_read_books's review
2.0
Forgot I read this too, it was humorous and kind of ridiculous reading Shakespeare's version of Venus and Adonis
elisebkm's review
dark
emotional
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0