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La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

45 reviews

jana16's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

onefineelephant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

 8/10. Pretty gay. I know the story of Achilles pretty well which made all of the foreshadowing lines very nice. I didn't know how involved Thetis was in the story. I liked how Achilles, who could be easily seen as arrogant and haughty, was portrayed as a rounded person from Patroclus' point of view. Overall, I liked it but I wouldn't say it's an instant favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Alcohol

mgcord's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I CRIED. SO HARD. IN THE LAST THREE CHAPTERS.

what his mother did in the final chapter for Patroclus killed me

when in the close they mention throwing figs between Achilles and Patroclus? Weeping. So beautifully written the whole way through. Really felt like I was there on the Greek isles too. Briesies is underrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely stunning book. I cannot put into words how gorgeous Madeline Miller's writing is, or how beautiful and tragic the romance between Achilles and Patroclus is. The Song of Achilles is heart wrenching and heartbreaking, and everyone should go read it immediately. <333

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

nickel_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

Flawless storytelling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Genocide

Minor: Drug use, Genocide, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sssssoup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Literally screaming, crying, throwing up!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

This novel 100% lives up to the hype. The pacing is perfect, the prose is beautiful, and the characters are extremely compelling. Patroclus is an excellent narrator and the love story between him and Achilles is simply beautiful. Both characters are equally compelling. In fact, Miller is able to make all of the mythic figures featured in this novel not only accessible but feel so utterly human. The pacing is perfect and Miller's prose is utterly stunning and downright addictive.  If you've been meaning to read this one and haven't yet, do yourself a favor and read it.    

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

safety_pin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

bexh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahlouise_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail