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A review by guivx5
Galateia by Madeline Miller
dark
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
Simple, effective, a shockingly impactful subversion of a myth.
That's it, that's the review.
Uh... Ok, I'll say a few more things, although I think the short story is so amazingly effective in being self-explanatory that only an incel would have trouble understanding the point being made here. Galatea's story wasn't a pretty one. I mean, greek myths, am I right? Ovid wrote a masterclass on how to be an incel, and Miller woke up one night and just thought "I'm gonna end that mf whole career".
Sorry, too much twitter.
Anyway, she did exactly that in her good old fashion, and by that I mean writing a gut-wrenching story with such level of precision that only someone with her talent could pull off. From the writing style to the narrative choices, she crafted a new story for someone who was otherwise seen as just a statue. Not only her, but all the other Galateas that live to this day, suffering abuse, in need of help. This is a message to all the Pygmalions on this Earth.Yeah, we're gonna sink them all down the ocean with a big rock attached to their... Ok, I'll keep this family friendly.
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You know how we always ugly cry at the end of every Madeline Miller's book? This one makes you anger sob, you know what I mean? Like crying while being so mad you could ki... Nevermind, I don't have money to pay the legal fees this line would require me to pay if I said it.
That's it, that's the review.
Uh... Ok, I'll say a few more things, although I think the short story is so amazingly effective in being self-explanatory that only an incel would have trouble understanding the point being made here. Galatea's story wasn't a pretty one. I mean, greek myths, am I right? Ovid wrote a masterclass on how to be an incel, and Miller woke up one night and just thought "I'm gonna end that mf whole career".
Sorry, too much twitter.
Anyway, she did exactly that in her good old fashion, and by that I mean writing a gut-wrenching story with such level of precision that only someone with her talent could pull off. From the writing style to the narrative choices, she crafted a new story for someone who was otherwise seen as just a statue. Not only her, but all the other Galateas that live to this day, suffering abuse, in need of help. This is a message to all the Pygmalions on this Earth.
...
You know how we always ugly cry at the end of every Madeline Miller's book? This one makes you anger sob, you know what I mean? Like crying while being so mad you could ki... Nevermind, I don't have money to pay the legal fees this line would require me to pay if I said it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Abortion, Confinement, and Emotional abuse