Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Circe by Madeline Miller

24 reviews

dniespal's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

A great story of a strong woman but polish translation makes it hard to read. First half of the book is quite boring and hard to get through which I think is due to the translation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Bullying, Classism, War, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

beauvisseau's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Circe was an easy to read book that held me in its grasp, which is why I finished it within two days. The prose was not complicated or convoluted, but I tend to like a more lyrical and expansive style of writing. Especially thematically, I felt that the author merely scratched the surface. The book felt elementary, which is not bad but it did not fully soar like it could have. As a result, I did not fall in love with any characters or was moved to tears. Nevertheless, an impressive feat for a broad audience that introduces important (feminist) topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content

naomi_k's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Confinement

cal_the_queer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body horror

Moderate: Incest, Classism, Animal death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence