Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

112 reviews

ntvenessa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

Oh my heart. Despite knowing this was a Greek tragedy, Miller's storytelling constantly kept me turning pages in hope. The character development of Patroclus and Achilles was especially well done and readers will appreciate the nuance and care invested. The writing balanced both a prophetic and tender voice, willing the story along and keeping you invested. This was a thoroughly enjoyable read, although it will scrape at your heartstrings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Minor: Dementia, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Violence, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Death, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

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

4.5

I know this book is like marmite for some, but I adored it. I went in with very little knowledge of greek mythology, and whilst I struggled a little with names, this wasn’t a major issue. The story was beautiful, and the characters were incredibly strong. Warning: you may need tissues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

summersnitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This book was pure genius. It was so beautiful, so heart-breaking, so pure and such a good representation of a very different culture with very different values. I appreciated how in the context of the book and even for such a pacifistic character as Patroclus

the war,

the sacrifices made sense culturally, how much honor meant, which is not understandable for us, but it was important to this story and portrayed as such. And also, at which point which violences were acceptable and not. It made it very interesting to watch this different culture and value-system and learn about it. And it is just one of the greatest and most heart-breaking

romances

to read. Incredibly beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Rape, Slavery, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexism

despoena's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

It is a great book inapired by the Greek Mythology (Homer's iliada).The main theme of the book is the romance between Achilles and Patroclus.
 

I would like Patroclus to be a good warrior from the beggining of the book.He can be a good warrior and also be kindhearted, modest, and honest. I understand that the author wanted to make Patroclus death important and emphasize his heroic spirit and his sucriface for Achilles' legacy but it is not realistic how Patroclus became ao good without training in his last moments...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

isnxuvsyuhwoyeoxviex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

_kate333's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

omg this is one of my new favorites i loved it so much and i love the authors writing too it was amazing. my eyes hurt from crying but it’s so beautiful and i would 100% read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ik there’s a lot of trigger warnings there and most of the moderate ones could probably be in the minor section but it’s better to have them there at all for someone who might need it

emmajam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

emfass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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 know so many of the ins and outs of the Trojan War, having been a Greek mythology fan since I was a kid. Given that, I didn't really expect this book to show me much that would be new to me about this story. I have never been so happy to be so wrong. I also adored Miller's Circe and didn't think I could love anything as much as that book, but Song of Achilles may have just surpassed it. 

The story is told entirely from Patroclus's point of view. It is gorgeous and lyrical and heartbreaking. The weaving of his relationship with Achilles was so quiet and nuanced, and bound them together so deftly. The way Miller used foreshadowing, especially for those who know the end of the story, was so well done and made it all the more poignant as we went through. 

I finished this book before I went to bed and walked around the house in a daze the next day, barely able to function. It's been a while since a book had that effect on me. 

The audiobook, narrated by Frazer Douglas, was very well done. I will definitely be revisiting this one, it's going firmly on my favorites shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Outing, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Transphobia

boy_topics's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad fast-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

4.0

Miller does such an amazing job of twisting the original story to make it super gay and incredibly engaging without straying from the most important plot points from the epic. I think this book should be YA, but it is well written, with a lot of really beautiful and striking moments.  It is heartbreaking but hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence