Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Circe by Madeline Miller

214 reviews

madelinequinne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

another great greek mythology book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Death, Gore, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual assault, War, Bullying, Grief, Violence, and Toxic relationship

passionatereader78's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I enjoyed this story. I love the Odyssey, so this was such a treat to read. The book was written well and I feel like anyone could read and enjoy it. It has all the ingredients to a great story, adventure, romance, war of good and evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

74laura74's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

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

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sararo23's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, and Torture

Minor: Body horror and Rape

_paperserpent's review

reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

kamilahlove's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Incest, Animal death, Sexism, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Bullying

sydneeabt's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Animal death, Bullying, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

wishbea's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A love letter to Greek mythology that explores what it means to be human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Self harm, and War