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Galatea by Madeline Miller

108 reviews

eleanorrae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

dummehure's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is absolutely breathtaking in it's horrifying depiction if misogyny and violence towards women and is a brilliant take on the story of Galatea!!! Would recommend to anyone (but strongly urge to check the trigger warnings first!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Body shaming, Murder, Rape, Violence, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Abandonment

nickbreniuc's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

The myth of Galatea has inspired many romantic films and literatues. What Madeline Miller does with this short novel, is perfectly showcase how disgustingly misogynistic it actually is, and is nothing romantic about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization

em_davies7019's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Abandonment, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Cursing, Violence, and Medical content

courtharman's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Death, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Suicide

cviii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Body shaming, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual content

caterina_1212's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Just what we need, another version of The Awakening.  And again, the husband is 🤮

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

anneroza's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

thesawyerbean's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

This was an interesting short story with a poignant message about misogyny and patriarchal ‘ownership’ within the scope of Greek myth. 

I did however think the voice was strange and alien to the context - it read more like a contemporary than a myth retelling, which isn’t necessarily a problem but made it read rather weirdly. 

The afterword in this edition was amazing for explaining how Madeline Miller came about writing this adaptation and the discourse she intended to portray.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Abortion, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Sexual content

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

An enjoyable short story from Miller! I love her writing and she’s an auto buy author for me.

I went into the story blindly, not knowing the myth that inspired it. At first it was slightly confusing but overall I loved the way Miller told this story. Even with just 49 pages, she managed to capture me and create a whole world separate from her other works. As always her writing style is well done and beautifully showcased.

If you enjoy myth retellings and short stories, I’d recommend Galatea! Also even though it’s a short read, there’s still quite a few triggers so be careful going into this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion