Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

119 reviews

chloewilson_13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, War, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Animal death

kaylynn28's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent

abdog360's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Sexism

zauet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship

rohrbaugh82's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, War, Animal death, and Infidelity

eliya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

Loved this book. This one felt similar to Matrix by Lauren Goff just the way it followed a woman through her life, I loved that. I wasn’t expecting the book to keep growing, but it did. The last chapter was delicious and

made me hope to live again. I have been feeling idk less than thrilled to be alive, but I will swim in the words she wrote so beautifully about savoring growing old. I can’t wait to grow old with my beautiful love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, and Sexism

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, and Death of parent

mi_chlo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

Minor: Incest, Murder, Slavery, War, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual content

patriciapueyolopez'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Torture

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Slavery, and War

lilureads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Such a fascinating story

I loved reading about Circe’s life, or rather Madeline Miller’s version of it. Miller has a wonderful writing style and weaves her retellings in a refreshing and captivating way. The story’s pace is very slow and it took me a while to get through the book but I still found myself thoroughly enjoying it. Although

I did have some grief with the choice of making Circe smash her stepson… they don’t share blood and he’s like 30 but it’s still weird to me…

I loved Circe’s humor, it comes up on rare occasions but they were very fun additions.

How she talks to her father at the end is truly wonderful such a girlboss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent