Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

14 reviews

goblinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense 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

I want to preface this by saying that I am a major Medusa fan (if you can say that), but I truly really loved this book. 

The switching between many perspectives

(including her snakes and also some olive trees)

, made this ancient story still feel very fresh and interesting. 

The author also took a holistic approach and investigated all the surrounding myths that all contributed to Medusa and Perceus. Haynes obviously deeply cares about the content of her stories and I can't wait to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, and War

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Grief, Gaslighting, Animal death, Colonisation, Sexism, Gore, and Physical abuse

l0gi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Rape

Minor: War

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a great take on the story of Medusa and her sisters and how the various tales of the various Greek myths intertwined with her own, tragic story. I loved the authors interpretation and delicate care of Medusa’s story and she narrates the book herself! Though several parts are beyond tragic, she adds lightheartedness and levity to the situations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Confinement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Incest, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Blood

blue_kiwi93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape

abbeyreads13's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this book for what it was, which was the myth of Medusa from start to end …. but it includes EVERYBODY, not just Medusas story. So it’s like truly a retelling of the whole myth straightforward, not just from Medusa’s POV but everyone’s.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual content, Rape, and Murder

savshanae's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really loved this book! I loved the twist in the stories, and of course I came for Medusa, which did not disappoint. I would definitely recommend this book looking for a quick read about Greek mythology with a feminist twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

jessrapearce's review

I felt like it wasn’t really a book about Medusa, and I found most of the chapters were too short to give any sort of character development, leaving the writing quite flat. And although Natalie Haynes is praised for her ability to change the mood in every other page, I don’t think it is an attribute that I favoured thought this book. Mainly because I was never able to settle into a comfortable length of reading, where I was really engrossed in the book and what was happening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

kshertz's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I think you have to know about and love Greek myths for this book to be a book that you would really enjoy. A lot of the time I didn’t know what was going on and I think that’s because I don’t know a lot of Greek myths and the history. It was interesting to get these different perspectives but it’s almost too many perspectives and I got lost sometimes. But I really did enjoy when it all came together in the end and you got to see what really happened from the perspective of all these different people. The ending was the best part for sure

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Rape, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Violence

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Sexual harassment, Murder, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, War, Kidnapping, and Animal death

alexisgarcia's review

adventurous dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i wish this focused more on medusa's story. i feel like the whole thing was about perseus :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Death, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexism, Blood, and Sexual assault