Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

23 reviews

thetainaship's review against another edition

sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Blood

Moderate: War, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

circe is a literary masterpiece. it's currently my favourite book and it wholeheartedly deserves that spot.

madeline miller writes like her books are poetry and it's absolutely mesmerising. circe is a well-rounded and interesting character, who you can't help but root for. i've always had a soft spot for female antagonists in greek mythology - yes, of course, some of them are just plain evil (and good for them!!) but i feel like, often there's more to the story than what we see from the hero's perspective.

the book felt more like a collection of short stories, of sort, at some points in the book, instead of having a clear plotline but i still enjoyed that.

it's a fresh and modern take on the myths with characters who are more than just black or white. what i liked was that none of the deities - be that olympians or titans - were potrayed in a completely positive light (something i feel like modern adaptations do very rarely). they aren't good people, they don't adhere to our moral standards or societal conventions. that's what can make them intriguing characters and miller fully uses that.

the ending was beautiful and just really wrapped it all up nicely. when i first read it, i was conflicted about it but the second time around, having paid attention to smaller details, i think it's the best possible ending for the story.

this is one of those books that i will recommend to just anyone who will listen. it's simply incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, War, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cannibalism