Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

La canzone di Achille by Madeline Miller

109 reviews

therebeckening's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

Beautiful romance I found it hopeful ! Highly recc reading the Will to change by bell hooks before reading this book to understand the mentality of masculine pride. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

rllbth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, and Slavery

Minor: Classism

makayla_muir's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Gloriously written. The emotion and humanness that was imbued into this tale really enriched the often stark, bloody and factual accounts of ancient history. As a result, I was brimming with elation, biting my nails with anxiety and  crying with grief thoughout this novel. I am now very excited to read Miller's other work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence

audreyreadz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Sexual assault

harrimyers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-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

4.5

second time reading. started at 4:30, just finished at 11pm. knackered but damn. it’s a beautiful book if i just. ignore the original source material. some great, Great lines tho and it’s a book that was very necessary to be written even if me and how some of the women’s plot lines in this don’t get on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Murder, Blood, Slavery, Grief, Violence, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Animal death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child death, and Xenophobia

lauracollins096's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, War, Grief, Slavery, Blood, Colonisation, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Self harm

bridget_esther's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

stevi_nicole's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

solari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

Ive never cried so hard reading a book. If you dont live under a rock you know this story, or the key parts of it. Miller has taken those parts in such a way a modern audience can resonate with.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Slavery, Violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, War, Body horror, and Misogyny

arlaubscher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Gore, Animal death, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Slavery, Misogyny, Rape, Animal death, and Emotional abuse