Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

93 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

I really appreciated the in depth look at many different women in Greek myths, examining not just their portrayals in plays of the time, but their complex histories and trauma. Even with the most "evil" of them, Hayes gently reminds us of the context of their decisions and challenges our notions of their characters. There's also a reminder of the subtle power plays they employed, which I appreciated in contrast the to abject suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Infidelity, War, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hfleur's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

Each event is not talked about in harrowing detail but definitely saddening/triggering in places.

zmikhael's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, and Suicide

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Death

Minor: War

sunflowerwork's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Suicide, Murder, and Misogyny

madetofly's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, War, Infidelity, Rape, Murder, and Violence

karissabubble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.5

It was a very informative read. It is a bit on the academic side, so I think this would be great for students as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexism

leanneymu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

A really interesting and accessible exploration of the women from Greek Myths. Although I know a little bit about Greek myths, it's a bit of a blind spot for me, and I found it very easy to follow the stories being discussed. If you know a lot about these stories, you might not enjoy it as much, but it really worked for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Misogyny, Death, Rape, and Violence

berrybiaful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

4.25/5

I really enjoyed this! I do exercise a bit of caution when delving into reads such as this one, in case the feminist takes were of the white feminist brand, but that wasn't the case here. 

Natalie Haynes brilliantly dissects the myths in which these women were apart of and offers new perspectives of their characters. I especially enjoyed the chapters on Helen and Penelope. 

However, I did feel as if she would digress in a few places and leave me forgetting what the main point was or how a certain tale related to the women she was talking about. 

This was a good book to start of my 2023 reading year!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Incest, and War

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

ashhearddwrites's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

5.0

Loved! It includes both summaries and analysis of the myths, so accessible to readers less familiar with Greek mythology (and provided new details I didn't know). Only wish it included more of the images described/referenced but understand the logistical and copyright difficulties that would entail

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Infidelity, Murder, Child death, and Pedophilia