Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

203 reviews

lovedloser's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

lexigrce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

idk how a book full of greek military jargon and men managed to make me so emotional but here we are

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

gayghostprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

the book is very hyped up and in comparison to the hype fell kind of flat. I'm sorry to the tsoa gays

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Kidnapping

the incest is less than standard for greek myths. i just added it because they are greek myths

rionstorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Really loved this! Love a tragic romance, and thought the ending was satisfying if (obviously) sad.

The character development was really well done, felt gradual and natural.

It felt balanced how Patroclus almost rose to meet Achilles in his own way, becoming known for his talents and abilities, and Achilles at the end was almost knocked back a bit to meet Patroclus in his more substantial mortality. I particularly liked the line towards the end, after having Achilles portrayed as invulnerable and unbeatable for so long, when Paris begins to mention the myth of Achilles' heel and invincibility, and is cut off by Apollo reminding him that he is mortal and can be killed. Really grounds Achilles' character all of a sudden.

 

I read it after Circe, and I found the difference in how certain things (especially stuff relating to women, marriage, and assault) are talked about really interesting. This one was definitely a bit more difficult to read in that sense, as sexual assault in particular is talked about relatively flippantly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Outing

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written story. I  enjoyed the retelling of Achilles  and the Trojan War. The details are beautiful. I have fallen in love with the main characters. Well done Madeline!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

_bobatea_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Cannibalism

jenna2234's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was one of my favorite books of the year. Madeline Miller is definitely one of my new favorite authors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and War

acebooknerd_07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy