Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

269 reviews

goddessofwhatnot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

This book was super hyped up for me before I read it, so I was mildly disappointed, but I still love this. More novelizations of Greek myths please!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Slavery, Violence, Rape, Blood, War, and Kidnapping

valentinayippy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, and Rape

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Excrement, and Vomit

17nhammad's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Beautifully and succinctly written, it humanizes the characters we all know and love from mythology and provides interesting insight into ancient Greek culture. Beware that you will bawl your eyes out. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

screechie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.25

Didn’t have to set this one to doubled listening speed! Enough exposition to satisfactorily build & engage you in the world of the tale but not so laborious that you disassociate & fall asleep. Worth a re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, War, Homophobia, Child death, Violence, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Outing, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

There is some mlm sexual content but it’s not done in a way that is overly graphic or titillating because neither is the point of the scenes it occurs in.

happy_dayz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, War, Murder, Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Body horror, Sexism, Slavery, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Classism

nclausel25's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: War, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

honeyteags's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have never cried over a book before. Such an enthralling and devastating love story. I am not usually one for history, but the pacing of the story and the historical details blend perfectly. Definitely recommended to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, Rape, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

rtorrey'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Cursing, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

tearoyale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Physical abuse