Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

116 reviews

alexxm13'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

one of the most beautiful written books i’ve ever read and the steady pace is amazing with such loveable characters and definitely a book i recommend for anyone who likes romance with a twist of greek mythology 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Blood, and Grief

selenaskitels's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

angelsfw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

“I am made of memories.” - The Song of Achilles

I have been wanting to read this book for a while now and immediately started when I got it. I was scared because I didn’t know if it was going to live up to all the praise I’ve seen people giving it. After finishing it, I feel like this book deserves all the praise that it continuously gets. I love the way Madeline Miller writes and this book truly is beautifully written. 

I do feel that there are some scenes that Madeline Miller really didn’t need to include in the book. Please do heed any content and trigger warnings because I was surprised by some of the scenes.

I did rate this book five stars, even though I feel like some of the novel kind of dragged out. However, the ending is the best part of the whole novel. The ending is beautiful and so much of the way Miller wrote the book finally made sense once I read the ending. I could sit and talk about it for hours on end.

PLEASE NOTE: This book contains several adult themes. Only read if you are 18+!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent

book_lover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

womanvthevoid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so good! Listened to the whole audiobook in 2 days.

Though I have read many retellings of the Iliad (and things of that general nature), I have never read one that delved so beautifully into the character of Patroclus. Other books basically just describe him as a whiny twink, but this could not be more different. It gave me a whole new perspective on the Iliad, and Greek mythology in general. I learned a ton, I cried, I thought about human nature, and chastised myself for not reading this sooner. Absolutely gripping book, a beautiful love story, and a fascinatingly fresh take on the Iliad. Miller also manages to paint the ending as sort of... happy? somehow? I'm impressed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide, Transphobia, and Cannibalism