Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

13 reviews

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I adore this book sooooo much! It’s a great story (especially for fans of classic Greek mythology) and it never fails to tug on my heartstrings (I may or may not have cried uncontrollably the first time I read it). Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Grief, Misogyny, and Murder

theashtree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Rape, Child death, Slavery, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

readsnow's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

3.75

I loved reading this book , i could also somewhat relate to the main character -- the ending was a little fast and not that loveable compared to the rest of the book but it was amazing .. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Abandonment, War, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Rape, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

lonny05's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Mental illness

dragonbornsandwaffles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

If you're like me and haven't read the Iliad before reading this, be prepared for a lot of heartbreak with this book. Had heard great things but no one warned me in advance and it was really, really hard to get through. Beautifully written, but painful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Self harm, Gaslighting, War, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia

camoo3032's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It really immerses you into Greek mythology and the story of Troy and Achilles. I still really enjoyed reading it even though I knew the story of Achilles. I'm not used to reading books written in a first-person perspective so it felt disjointed to me and as if the narrator was distant, but it was still very well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Classism, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

merh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, War, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Biphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

rekilluv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The book was so incredibly written omg, the romance between patroclus and achillies was so beautiful and had me sobbing. The way patroclus described achillies gave me chills in the best way possible. The side characters also served great purpose in building up the story even without having much depth about them, they all felt very human, even the gods. A lot of people did not like the book but I know a lot did and I am one of them !! Please read it at least once, it's an unforgettable experience .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Confinement, Classism, Slavery, and Self harm

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Pregnancy, Vomit, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

hammy_down's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazing book. Truthfully. There’s nothing I can say about it that hasn’t already been said, but I truly enjoyed this. I felt every mistake, and I felt the connection those boys had. We can come together through a shared love of something. We can watch them make mistakes, and we can suffer, but we will love them, and we will love other through them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

SO SAD I AM NOT OKAY AND WILL NEVER RECOVER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Trafficking, Blood, Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, and War

Minor: Self harm