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taylorswiftobsessed's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide
Minor: Abortion
shay_talksbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Abortion
caterpillarreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion
There's a scene where they are making her have an abortion, a little bit graphic (not a lot, but yeah. She describes teas and the nurse telling her to call for her when she experiences the cramps)huntress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy
Minor: Incest and Abortion
read_y_picker's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Abortion
clamik211's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Abortion
karissabubble's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death, Abortion, and Pregnancy
ssp_amax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Like most people, I'm a fan of Miller's work (especially Song of Achilles), but this short story was just weird and off the mark.
Miller's story is a contemporary retelling of the Pygmalion myth. In the original myth, Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates the perfect woman out of ivory as a response to his disdain of prostitutes. Aphrodite brings his creation to life, and the two marry and have a child (and live happily ever after).
By comparison, this short story is told from the perspective of Galatea as she is interned in what appears to be a psychiatric hospital. We learn that her husband, Pygmalion, has put her there after she tried to escape from him. Pygmalion is shown to be an abusive, controlling man with a penchant for young girls below the age of 15 (yikes).
This story is hailed by many as a feminist take on the myth, but Galatea's brand of feminism is strange at best. She grovels, begs, and apologizes to the male doctor and her husband continuously, which you could argue that she's "playing the game" when she does so, but it comes off as cringeworthy instead. She often returns to her 'original state' of being a stone statue as a sort of defense mechanism, but this only seems to be contrary to the feminist message she is supposed to embody.
As for the 'twist' at the end, I'm not sure it's as impactful as what it pretends to be.
All in all, this short story just wasn't it for me in terms of what I've come to expect out of Miller's work.
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Abortion
romanatrauner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing and Abortion
Minor: Physical abuse and Rape
patedm's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Also I had trouble rating this bc it was so short, but overall I enjoyed reading it and learning about Galatea , so I feel like a 3 is reasonable (but it still might be too low idk???). If it was longer, like her other books, the rating might have been higher but idk. Okay that’s all, goodbye now
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Abortion