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La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

38 reviews

quixie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Animal death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and War

literaryfae'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have read The Song of Achilles thrice now and I’m still amazed by how beautifully crafted the storyline is. While the basic blueprint for the story had been pre-plotted by The Illiad, The Song of Achilles manages to be a standout in its own right. 

Madeline Miller seems to really understand the art of writing. She manages to create a world in this novel where everything matters. Words and actions of the characters at the start of the book which may have seemed inconsequential are brought back later on and tied together perfectly. 

Miller is also a master at invoking emotion in the reader. I grew up obsessed with Greek Mythology and have therefore known the story of Achilles (and subsequently Patroclus) since a young age. Even on my first read, I opened this book knowing how it would end. Yet Miller’s words still manage to make me cry, even now on my third read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Rape, Child death, Grief, Death, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism

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

_4reha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

y’all this book is crazy good and so fucking beautiful, usually i dont care about books like song of achilles and thought i wouldn’t really like it but no, this was literally 🧑‍🍳💋 y’all need to go read it rn, just trust me on this cus i frl thought i wouldn’t like it or wtv but nah. 
the last few chapters though >>>> 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Cannibalism, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Cursing

mblanke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Homophobia

Minor: Cannibalism and Kidnapping

annavarney's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

Such a beautiful book. Very descriptive. Slow start but it builds to a beautiful ending. The last couple chapters really are heart wrenching. I will probably reread the last couple chapters over and over again for the rest of my life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, War, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cannibalism

megan_j's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I thought people were exaggerating when they said how sad this book was - THEY WERENT. Very rarely does a book make me cry but this one did the trick, and also kept me up all night. It is literally the saddest thing ever. The end of this book really saved it for me, all the way through I was floating between a 4 and 4.5 rating simply because there are SO MANY CHARACTERS. And they have SO MANY different names, and I get that it’s all the mythology and stuff but I found it sooo hard to keep track at times and who I should actually be keeping track of and who is going to important to the story that I need to remember later on. Overall it was beautifully written with wonderful characters. Read if you want to cry!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, War, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Slavery, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

With the exception of the tenses changing being a little weird, this was incredible. I understand why it's so hyped up and I absolutely loved it. So many emotions, especially in the last third. What an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Sexism, War, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Child death, Death of parent, Incest, and Pregnancy

pigeonpersona'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm glad I got around to reading this one. A beautiful telling of the lives of Patroclus and Achilles before and during the Trojan War. The first couple hundred pages were good but not great, and I felt like there could have been more moments added to make me grow to like the characters more. However, it was nice to have Patroclus as the narrator, as you could always feel his love for Achilles. I think I cared more about Patroclus' feelings then I cared about Achilles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Child death, War, Violence, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism

froginhat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Outing, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Stalking