Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

587 reviews

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, War, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence

shayna14'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Self harm, Slavery, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Murder, Animal death, Medical trauma, Blood, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Vomit, Torture, Excrement, Outing, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

clarareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

stunning and heart-wrenching. One of my top reads of all time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

itsdelulu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Slavery and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence

beccabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Blood, Violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Medical content

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Suicide attempt

ishab81516's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely heartbreaking!! Such a good re-telling of the story of Achilles and the battle of Troy. Also the writing was so beautiful I’m crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

anavae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and War

zoe_wein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and War

butterscotch21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

jynxxcyndi's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Homophobia and Slavery

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence