Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

207 reviews

maistfu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

"it was so simple. if you want it, I will do it. if it would make you happy, I will go with you." 

circe turning men into pigs was slay number one. and her finding peace in mortality was slay number two.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Incest

_eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book so much. Madeline Miller's rich retellings of Greek myths are so intruiging and feel so modern. I don't know anything about Greek mythology, but this book introduced a world of wonder and ideas that I loved reading about. I particularly loved the descriptions of nature and witchcraft throughout the book, which really brought the story to life. The overall plot was a bit slow, but since it was a retelling I could accept that. Overall just a really enchanting, meaningful read that left me feeling deeply moved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

luminifera's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

I absolutely loved it. What a beautiful retelling of the myth. So many details!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Self harm, Infidelity, Addiction, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

It's a heavy book. However, very much worth the read, and

it has a happy ending!

lyssachap's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest and Vomit

triangular_pascal's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Grief, Incest, Murder, Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War

handful_of_frogs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Murder, Alcohol, Bullying, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Child death, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, War, and Violence

herceia's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

2.0

It’s a 3 bc I feel like I actually understand a myth better than any others before, but it would have been a 2 since this kind of narrative is just not for me. Every character could have been the same for me and it felt like it was non stop exposition, even though I feel like that’s just the nature of these myths. I wasn’t dazzled by the story or by the heroics or the characters, it was just a really long Wikipedia read for me 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Incest, Rape, and Sexual harassment

linossidepiece's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Incest, Pregnancy, and Grief

davii's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Incest, Rape, War, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

buchstabenmaedchen's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, and Emotional abuse