Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Circe by Madeline Miller

366 reviews

mblanke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, Grief, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Rape

premature_insecurity's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

Very much enjoyed the first half and the end of the book. A bit slow in the second half between

her son being born

and

him leaving

. Well written, the settings are written with a magical glow to them. A nice story about existence. Did not love the main character however, though I did appreciate her tenacity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Minor: Rape

haveyouseencass's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Torture

captnmorgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

I wish there were more! Circe grew so much, yet down to her core, remained the Circe we were initially introduced to. It was a hard book to put down, even at the worst moments, the writing was captivating. I felt charmed by the writing, similar to how I felt gods and goddesses charm those around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, and Murder

tashaxkate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I am heartbroken to have finished this book, I feel emptier knowing there’s no more story to read but fuller for having read through its pages. One of the best books I have ever read and it deserves every piece of hype and praise it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Grief, Violence, Medical content, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Slavery

akevaa's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

A coming of age book for a goddess spanning thousands of years. Great read in general; deals with the complexity of human nature and what it means to be yourself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, War, and Violence

Minor: Rape

marysespieces's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Rape, Blood, and Sexual content

kmp19's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing 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

Moderate: Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Murder

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

The writing was beautiful and I loved how to themes are subtle yet significant throughout. I really enjoy Greek mythology and how the more I read, the more names I recognize. Circe really came into her own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abandonment, Body horror, and Sexism

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Rape, Death, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol and War

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

oh that was delectable.

ok so i will admit. i am a baby greek mythology consumer. before this i knew barely anything - i knew of the minotaur, and “read” the odyssey last year (no i didn’t i got 30 pages in and closed it and then pretended i read it for my year 12 literature class…. i ate that essay up)

anyways i can solemnly say this book has actually turned me into a greek mythology lover. wow did i love the way miller wrote.

her writing seems to have this lyrical quality of it that seems like she herself is immortal, like circe. honestly i could read her work for days.

also the way she made some stories beginner friendly? chefs kiss.

i was so enthralled in circe’s life, i couldn’t stop thinking about her. granted my insanity for the twilight series was unmatched, but i have banned myself from twilight for a while. and in the meantime circe has taken its place in my noggin.

god i cant gush about this book enough

now the question is…. why is it only a four star?

i found this so ooo ooo o fucking hard to read for like the first 150 pages. not because it’s boring! oh no! because it reads like i’m trying to read an untranslated bible. granted it works for the book! if it was written any other way i would be a little bitch about it! but the reason i dnf’d the odyssey wasn’t because i was bored, but because the writing style was like trying to read 30 layers of subtext in one sentence. this book had less of that, but i would spent ages reading a page. i’d say i’m a quick reader, but genuinely i would spend 5 minutes on each page. like just having to wrap my head around some of the phrasing being used made my noggin want to explode. i think over time i will get used to it if i keep reading books in this same style (is style the right word idk), but for this being my first book of its kind it was a doozy!

anyways shout out to medea what a bad bitch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Blood, War, Infidelity, Child death, Misogyny, and Medical trauma