Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Circe by Madeline Miller

254 reviews

blanxx_2102's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

fengari's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape

risaleel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

soshereads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Welcome to Αἰαία, see the pigs transform from humans. Welcome to Αἰαία, hope you like Circe you ain’t leaving. Caroline Polachek would love it here 4🏝️

I love how intricate names in Greek mythology are: Helios, Pasiphaë, Minos, Aeëtes & then there’s literally Jason!💀

NB Fuck, marry, kill: Odysseus, Achilles, Paris (in that order) 🏛️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rionstorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

I was expecting this book to be just okay, but I absolutely could not put it down. It's been a while since I started a book and found myself thinking about it the whole time I wasn't reading it.
It's a sad book, but also very magical, and surprisingly easy to read despite the almost constant tragedy. I was never into greek mythology as I found the stories densely woven and confusing, but this retelling felt like it pulled the perfect level of detail into the storytelling for me to enjoy.
Really loved this book - so glad I followed the recommendations I got to read it! :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest and Torture

mxpringle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad 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

3.5

The first 90% of the book? Amazing. Immaculately written and enthralling. The last 10% of the book? What in the

stepmother/stepchild relationship

was that... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

madelinequinne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

another great greek mythology book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mellowreading's review against another edition

slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body horror and Incest

lizziaha's review against another edition

relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Madeline Miller’s writing is beautiful as ever, but I do think this book suffered in lacking major conflict. Without much conflict, there wasn’t much plot to be had. Of course, that is the nature of trying to capture immortality. I do think that the way Miller writes gods is distinct and right on the nose. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and War