Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

48 reviews

polly_lilith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

abeeg05'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Suicide, and Slavery

mileskayden's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I really loved the writing style, sometimes the story was a little slow. A really beautiful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, War, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Slavery

onthelam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I had been in a reading slump and this book got me right out of it. this was exactly the type of book i love. Achilles did make me angry at quite a few points and even though i knew what was gonna happen it didn't drag. the writing was captivating and the main character was so real..i felt like i would do anything for him.

At the end though i was more distressed at the idea that Patroclus  might never rest in peace than the fact that he died.

overall,it played my emotions like a fiddle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism

merah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

saharahihi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Slavery, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicide

marianneiriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child death, Slavery, Sexual content, Death, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Torture, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical content, and Suicide

sara_bera's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War, Animal death, and Blood

kathrinellis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-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

Not the type of book I would usually go for, but in my opinion it truly deserves the hype. The story ist fascinating, suspenseful and heartbreaking. At first, it was hard for me to keep up with all of the names and kingdoms, but it was a great way to get introduced to Greek mythology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, War, and Violence

kirbyblue'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

I avoided reading this book for a long time because of how hyped it was. It deserves every bit of the hype it gets and more. There wasn’t a single part of this book I didn’t love. Every character was so complex and carried so much depth. Patroclus and Achilles made me want to believe in something beyond myself. The end had me absolutely sobbing, especially the last page. The twists and turns that the characters follow, each truly trying to do their best had me on the edge of my seat. Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read. I wish I could give it more than five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Slavery, Sexism, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Homophobia