Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

156 reviews

erikanabanana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

ailurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Incest, Suicide, and War

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

I loved this updated, feminist themes retelling of so many Greek myths that we have heard so much about. The characters were compelling and I loved the author's portrayal of the Gods and the inner workings of their divinity. Very well done, I really enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and War

ellaford's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As someone with a limited knowledge of Greek mythology I think it is a different experience to read this book, but not necessarily a worse one. The twists and turn were all the more intriguing and exciting. I listened to this book and the narrator did such a fantastic job of bringing circe alive as she had such a majestic way of reading. I enjoyed it more as it went on for certain and by the end was completely captivated by the world. I loved how nature and animals are described, and the complicated nature of good and bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

saintmaud's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

 miller is so good at writing prettily but ultimately her view of women is very clear in this book. circe as a character is bland and defanged, written for a very particular group that loves a very particular brand of feminism, which is crazy because the circe of the original myths was much more interesting and to present such a washed out retelling was… a choice. no more madeline miller for me thank u. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Pregnancy

catwhisperer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

marieeveparentroy's review against another edition

adventurous sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide