A review by andclay
Galatea by Madeline Miller

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Madeline Miller notes in the afterword that she's responding directly to Ovid's account of Pygmalion and Galatea from Metamorphoses and in 56 pages manages to write something so complete and completely devastating you'll think about it forever.
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