Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Circe by Madeline Miller

15 reviews

empiricalrisk's review

adventurous dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pedophilia, and Death

ha1yan's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Animal death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: War and Confinement

Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide

Two instances of graphic birth involving C-sections/surgery; description of murder by hanging; mentions of dismemberment/mutilation

james1star's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Torture, Pregnancy, Incest, Self harm, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

l_e_lavalle's review

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

luminifera's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

I absolutely loved it. What a beautiful retelling of the myth. So many details!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Self harm, Infidelity, Addiction, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

It's a heavy book. However, very much worth the read, and

it has a happy ending!

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

This was such a beautiful piece of literature to read both in its language and how images were painted for us but in how it made such an epic scope of stories we’ve heard time and time again feel so personal and intimate. Ugh, I already want to read it again and I’m already wishing I can read it for the first time all over again. I hope this one remains a classic and as integral to Circe’s story as the original myths themselves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Rape, Confinement, Gore, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Animal death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Slavery, Incest, Blood, Child death, Pedophilia, Torture, War, and Xenophobia

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Animal death, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Death

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Cannibalism, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Suicide, War, and Death of parent

sajjaadsahodeea's review

informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Confinement

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

thatbookishworm's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

So, this is where Percy Jackson kids end up? I can’t say it’s that bad.
 This book is a 5/5 stars for me, probably because I don’t want to find fault in it. The storytelling was beautiful, and Madeline Miller managed to make her characters so messed up, but still so whole. (Also that endinggggg)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Torture, and Pedophilia

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I'm honestly at a loss for words. I have so many nixed feelings about the ending. It took me a while to finish the book. The writing is so easy to visualize. I'd give anything to see this turned into a movie. Amazing work, truly a wonder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, and War