Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

87 reviews

pasanov's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

An amazing retelling of the story of Achilles and Patroclus, Madeline keeps going strong after Circe, I can't wait to read more of her work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Cannibalism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

eatmytoe404's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-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

it was wonderful and i cant stop crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Slavery, Sexism, Classism, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Cursing, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Outing, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Gore, Child abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

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

wolkenatlas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual violence, Murder, and Blood

books_and_rainydays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Minor: Deportation, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

tatti's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

teagstime's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous book. I've been crying for 30 minutes over the ending 💔 I came into this book half-expecting it to be overhyped, because I've heard SO much praise, but honestly I loved every minute of it.

What an impeccable exploration of the development of Achilles and Patroclus' relationship! I adored the characterizations of them both, and found myself more charmed by the two of them than I ever expected to be. They mean... so much to me. I cried so many times throughout this book- from both happiness for them, and in grief.

This book is also incredibly well-written; everything read and flowed on the pages perfectly, like even casual descriptions of things were poetic and beautiful. Idk what sort of magic Madeline Miller puts in her writing but I was eating it up!!! Her writing style is just absolutely lovely. One of my favorites, now.

Actually this book is one of my favorites in general now! So so glad to have finally read & got my heart broken by it 💖

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Slavery, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Domestic abuse

laurajgx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

I hate this book, but only because of how good it was. It went exactly the way I thought it would, of course (it's not an unknown mythological story), but i was still sad. I could only cry in the last few chapters. Truly beautiful and heartbreaking, a term many others have used. A great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Gore, Rape, War, Animal death, Death of parent, Genocide, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy, Grief, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, and Torture

talyara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I went into this book already knowing the story of the Iliad, thinking I was prepared for the ending and I'd just be reading a cute romantic retelling. I was absolutely not prepared, in the best way possible.
I absolutely fell in love with these characters and their love story, to the point where I was crying throughout the last two chapters. The writing is gorgeous, the foreshadowing hurts in the best way possible.
Overall just a beautifully executed book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content