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Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

6 reviews

captainoliimar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Incest, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Biphobia, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide

buwubie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

y’all ever just wanna 🥊 achilles and just hold patroclus in a tight embrace to protect him from everything wrong in the world? cause i do a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, War, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

tobiolovebot's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexism, War, Abandonment, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual content, and Violence

ntvenessa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

4.25

Oh my heart. Despite knowing this was a Greek tragedy, Miller's storytelling constantly kept me turning pages in hope. The character development of Patroclus and Achilles was especially well done and readers will appreciate the nuance and care invested. The writing balanced both a prophetic and tender voice, willing the story along and keeping you invested. This was a thoroughly enjoyable read, although it will scrape at your heartstrings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Minor: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War

angelsfw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“I am made of memories.” - The Song of Achilles

I have been wanting to read this book for a while now and immediately started when I got it. I was scared because I didn’t know if it was going to live up to all the praise I’ve seen people giving it. After finishing it, I feel like this book deserves all the praise that it continuously gets. I love the way Madeline Miller writes and this book truly is beautifully written. 

I do feel that there are some scenes that Madeline Miller really didn’t need to include in the book. Please do heed any content and trigger warnings because I was surprised by some of the scenes.

I did rate this book five stars, even though I feel like some of the novel kind of dragged out. However, the ending is the best part of the whole novel. The ending is beautiful and so much of the way Miller wrote the book finally made sense once I read the ending. I could sit and talk about it for hours on end.

PLEASE NOTE: This book contains several adult themes. Only read if you are 18+!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent and Dementia