Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

29 reviews

tatti's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

ellie2424242's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Rape, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Self harm, Child death, Incest, Sexism, and Blood

claire_3lyse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Incest, Medical content, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, and Vomit

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

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

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

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

dniespal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Increadible tale of two lovers whose fate is already sealed. Madeline Miller was able to writte a breathtaking story which will make you not want to put the book down even if you are already well versed in the myth of Achilles and Patroclus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Slavery, Gore, Animal death, Classism, Death, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child abuse, Medical content, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Excrement, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

quinn24's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Murder, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Classism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gore, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Incest

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Kidnapping

andreaeggoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Incest, Rape, Self harm, and Slavery

idailf's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

thegr1mreader's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

SO SAD I AM NOT OKAY AND WILL NEVER RECOVER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Trafficking, Blood, Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, and War

Minor: Self harm