A review by alexisgarcia
Galatea by Madeline Miller

dark tense fast-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

This was a great short story. I think I would have wanted it to be slightly longer but Madeline Miller has always had such a captivating and descriptive writing style. I could read her shopping list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Death