Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

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

39 reviews

elysareadsitall's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

"Pandora's Jar" is an excellent analysis of some of the most famous mortal women of ancient Greek myths. Haynes's research is impeccable. She pulls the most well-known stories and obscure mentions to explore how the women were treated in the ancient world, and she explores modern interpretations to show how that treatment has changed or not. She makes clear the misogyny inherent in the ancient and modern interpretations and how it has evolved over time. Her feminist readings are fascinating and provide insight about how women are treated today, whether fictional or real. This book has made me want to reread the ancient works and inspired me to expand my TBR.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

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

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

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

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this collection. What I knew about these women going in varied a lot, but all of the essays were thought-provoking and engaging. I also really liked Haynes's writing style, and the funny asides sprinkled in. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone interested in Greek mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Child death, and Sexual violence

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, War, and Murder

rbacon's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

Loved this! It goes into so much depth on commonly overlooked women in Greek mythology and just adds so much context and background to their characters. Women have always been in the centre of stories, but we seem to have forgotten it and written them out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Murder, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Child abuse, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Incest, and Death

scarlettoliver's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Murder, and Death

Minor: War, Kidnapping, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Incest