Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

24 reviews

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

kers_tin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Death, Child death, Murder, and Suicide

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

northernlitreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Just brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like this - essentially an extended research paper. It was so interesting. I studied Classics a little in school but only some books of the Iliad or the Aeneid. This book was so informative but it was captivating and the authors voice really shone through - occasionally adding witty or even shocking remarks. Fell in love with the author and Greek mythology all over again. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Child death, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

rebeccajost's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective relaxing

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Violence

nila's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've read quite a few of these kinds of books on Greek myths where a selected few heroes/gods/myths are presented, and the author writes about their different depictions in depth. This is the best one I've read so far. This is Haynes' field and you can tell she's brimming with information that she wants to share. The book is so engaging and I highly recommend it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, War, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cannibalism

purplepenning's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Brilliant! Fascinating and funny. If you have any interest in the Greek myths, the modern novelized retellings (Circle, Ariadne, A Thousand Ships), or the application of feminine perspectives to scholarship of any kind you won't want to miss this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

marianneiriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Slavery, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cannibalism, Infertility, War, Abandonment, Ableism, and Adult/minor relationship

444christina's review against another edition

funny informative slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Murder, Child death, Grief, Sexism, Abandonment, Cannibalism, and Rape