Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Circe by Madeline Miller

110 reviews

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

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

kaynic22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative relaxing medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Medical content, and War

ellaford's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

As someone with a limited knowledge of Greek mythology I think it is a different experience to read this book, but not necessarily a worse one. The twists and turn were all the more intriguing and exciting. I listened to this book and the narrator did such a fantastic job of bringing circe alive as she had such a majestic way of reading. I enjoyed it more as it went on for certain and by the end was completely captivated by the world. I loved how nature and animals are described, and the complicated nature of good and bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Body horror, and Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

catwhisperer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Violence, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief

avornell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Rape, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Incest, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Animal death

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death

Minor: Torture

irishrose7777's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, War, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Death, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Moderate: War, Torture, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide, Sexual content, Ableism, Self harm, and Child death

l_e_lavalle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Beautiful writing with vivid descriptions! Would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Minor: War, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, and Pedophilia

lorriss's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, Body horror, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Slavery, Physical abuse, Incest, Death, Torture, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Confinement

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Body horror, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Violence