Reviews tagging 'Grief'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

917 reviews

nervcorp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

todays teens dont want jesus; they want achilles and patroclus to be happy 
if you like popular game "hades" you should 100 percent read this please oh my God read this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

spicyviolets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense 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

5.0

This was great. A fast paced, beautifully written romance. It explores pride, loyalty, love and vengeance in really interesting and intricate ways. Miller’s use of foreshadowing and her ability to ground the reader in a scene is masterful. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence

sherilees's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

iris_parsons's review against another edition

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 adored this book, and it is my new favourite book. The lyrical writing paired with the beautiful,

eventually heart-wrenching

romance was utterly perfect. It was the story of two boys who were so in love that they would do anything for the other, and could not cope with the thought of losing the other. 
"Name one hero who was happy."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Rape and Grief

eliya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

✅ sobbing 
✅ sobbing many times 
✅ yearning 
✅ i will be thinking about this book for a long time 
✅ i am a love and my love is my love we are two beams of light connected to eachother 
✅ love is beautiful 
❌ the war bit was hard for me to get through, felt really slow from that 50-70% mark but i’m so glad i persisted 

this book is so beautifully written 
i’ve discussed the similes and metaphors painted in this with friends, and we all craved figs after this 
i want to experience live with the same absolute mindfulness as patroclus does

i could re read the first 50% and the last 10% of this book over and over and over again


edit: this book = unreal unearth hozier album
specifically francesca 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

talis_turner's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Grief, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

mitta_girl452's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.75

I really liked this book. It was a good read. I really enjoyed Achilles and Patroclus's love for each other, and that it wasn't afraid to talk about how war, honour and pride can really negatively affect people, especially those like Achilles, who were in charge, had much at stake and had too much pride. 

I especially love Briseis, and how she is described and talked about. Patroclus tries to save her from being raped, and succeeds, and saves other girls from the same fate. He looks after those girls, with help from Breseis, who was the first, and they all become part of the camp, and can decide to have relationships if they want, and most do. But Briseis doesn't and becomes an aunt to the camp and a close friend of Patroclus. she supports him, and respects him when he doesn't return her love. She is a gorgeous, powerful, female character, who tries her best to write her own destiny, and I love her. 

I have heard some amazing things about this book, and personally for me, it didn't live up to the hype, which was VERY high. It was still a very good book! I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to others. The writing style was lovely and engaging, and I really enjoyed that it was obviously written by a woman and it wasn't over-sexualised or sexist, as books written about Ancient Greece often can be. 
Overall, I really like this book and it was a fun read!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing and Suicide attempt

savorsophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is an incredibly moving retelling of the Greek myth of Achilles. Told from the perspective of Patroclus, it is emotional and fraught and beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Blood, Grief, and War

mald626'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Slavery