Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

18 reviews

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.25

Not as informative as the Heroine with 1001 Faces, but a good introductory look into women in mythology and our over simplification of them in modern society. Recommend for lovers of Greek myths. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual assault

katiemack's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I received this book as an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The feminist lens through which Haynes wrote this book made me rethink all of the Greek mythology retellings I read growing up (including the ones written by Robert Graves, an author Haynes critiques heavily!). If you ARE looking for standard retellings, this book is not for you; however, if you are looking for a critique of the ways in which famous women in Greek mythology have been vilified throughout history, this is a must-read. Haynes has thoroughly researched her subject (as evidenced by the notes and "Further Reading" sections), but her wryly funny remarks and insightful analyses prevent this from becoming a dry regurgitation of facts.

Greek history buffs: grab this one! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Child death

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.75

Thanks to Harper Perennial for the free advance copy of this book.

 - PANDORA'S JAR is for everyone who loves Greek mythology but wishes the women weren't protrayed only as objects or monsters.
- Even if you think you know it all in terms of myth, I'll bet Haynes digs out some alternate tellings and translations you haven't seen, giving everyone from Persephone to Clytemnestra new dimensions.
- Plus, this books is funny as heck. Haynes is dryly sarcastic, giving much needed levity to these tales of tragedy and woe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Incest

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

shazzea's review against another edition

informative

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Incest and Infidelity

It's greek mythology; sadly, sexual assault is almost guaranteed. It's not particularly graphic but it does show up a lot. The incest warning is for the Jocasta chapter (Jocasta's relationship with her son is what puts the 'Oedipus' in 'Oedipus Complex', though neither of them knew they were related at first).

elleapple's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, War, and Suicide

oliverlang's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

wherethebooksgo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Suicide