Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Circe by Madeline Miller

4 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Confinement, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Gore, Religious bigotry, Death, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexism

ambdocksey22's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

5.0

Madeline Miller took a tale old as time and some how refreshed it. The story of Circe will become a classic all over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War

lena_and_her_books's review

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, and Slavery