Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes

33 reviews

aseel_reads's review

dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

For some reason, I have never thought that the greek myths we know best, are in fact just one retelling and there are many others that could be more accurate, or at least portray a different view (that view obviously being from the women). This was such a good introduction to classical history, in a bite sized manner, and on characters that someone like me (semi decent ancient greek mythology knowledge) is familiar with. I really enjoyed seeing all the art and modern media retellings of famous myths, as well as the snarky comments from the author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Rape, War, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexism, Murder, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Infidelity, and Grief

purnuhja's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

A great read! This is a well-researched book delivered in an easy to understand, and oftentimes humorous, manner. I love the modern and feminist insight into these characters and how it's founded in evidence from the varying interpretations of each myth. I learned a lot about not just women in greek myths, but also about storytelling and how retellings reflect (and affect) the dominant social culture. 

Some chapters were better than others (but I think this is natural and also affected by personal taste), and some of the analysis felt like a stretch or just commentary for the sake of commentary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Child death, and Rape

lauramcc7's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Child death, Death of parent, War, Misogyny, and Rape

nottooscarythanks's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

pipn_t's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

gaysian's review

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and War

tashtasher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Child death, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, Death of parent, and Alcohol

thelittlebookgoblin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Incest, and Sexism

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I have a physical copy of this book but I'm so glad I listened to the audiobook. It was like listening to an extended episode of 'stand up for the classics' and I am a huge fan of the podcast. Haynes' writing is informative without be ng pretentious, is sometimes funny but always engaging and relevant. She is quickly becoming a "will always read" author for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, War, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism

cozy_gh0st's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, and Blood