Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Metamorphosen by Ovid

8 reviews

e_ramirez_ortega's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

It was quite a feat to start this in January and finally finish it this month before the year's end.  What a read! It didn't disappoint.  Some sections require caution for young readers or for sensitive readers.  I found this deep dive into mythology extraordinary and one I'll never forget.  It is a good title to include in my classical reading repertoire.  Now for the next read I can't quite tell. There are many to look forward to as part of the homeschool but to immerse myself as I did into this one will be hard to beat.

Why read the tales of ancient history in all its flawed, disturbing, and horrid detail? Because it explains what people believed then and how much an ancient civilization needed a redeemer to pull them out of its doomed state of existence. 

Solus Christus 
Sola fide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, War, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Incest, Infidelity, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

theskyisthelimit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-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

5.0

The writing is marvelous, and the way Ovid depicts emotions is incredibly enjoyable to read. Also, incredible work on the translator(s) part! The only thing I would recommend for anyone looking to read this book is to do a quick Google search on the major Roman gods (gods of Olympus) for some slight background knowledge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Death, Murder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism

josefineisreading's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

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

Took me a while to get through and some parts, particularly about war and war heroes bored me a little but was in general very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cannibalism

counterfeitnickel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Intense, evocative, and haunting. I’ll be returning to certain passages for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Slavery, War, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Genocide, Body horror, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

evieolive's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.5

More long poems please 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Murder, Infidelity, War, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexism, Self harm, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Infertility, Incest, Homophobia, Gore, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Colonisation, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Abandonment

13octopus's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, War, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Genocide, Drug use, Dementia, Colonisation, and Confinement

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Child death, and Confinement