Reviews

Galatea by Madeline Miller

ksreenan's review against another edition

5.0

Short and (bitter)sweet in a very Madeline Miller kind of way. Really loved her transformation of this myth!

lovedyouless's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

sportula's review

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

kathrip27's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

jess_riley25's review against another edition

4.0

Madeline Miller owns mythology and my heart

therestlessbookflea07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Been enjoying swift reads lately and happy to finally finished Galatea. This brought a fresh perspective of another popular Greek myth involving Galatea and Pygmalion but the short novel focused on Galatea's inner experience as a goddess-given being and subject to nothing else instead of being another beautiful damsel and heaven-certified work of art. Despite her circumstance, Galatea resolved a life decision of redirecting her purpose as a wife and mother that sentenced the imbalances of her relationship with the unnamed husband. Truly, good for her!

Good read! 

nicolemasonxox's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

bookslayer's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

lorialice14's review

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

libraryofdreaming's review against another edition

Well this was incredibly disturbing! I definitely should’ve found trigger warnings first.