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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

31 reviews

ailsaod's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Well let's just say I'm glad I borrowed this from the library. I honestly don't get the hype with this one. Patroclus and Achilles' relationship really didn't do it for me - they are extremely co-dependent but somehow still quite bland and Achilles' main character trait is being self-absorbed - and if you don't like their relationship then there isn't a lot here. Also how do people find this romantic when there is literally a scene where Patroclus offers that Achilles and him can go live quietly together and not die young and Achilles response is along of the lines of 'I'd rather die, thanks'? Ah yes the romance of the century right here, everyone!

Reading this book was s o s l o w and yet very little actually happened on page A lot of the book is establishing a scene and then immediately time skipping to the next brief scene.Admittedly this book did make me cry at the end but this was not from any sort of attachment to the characters and more because it was such a bleak and upsetting situation.

The one thing I did like was how the prophecies were handled. This is funny as prophecies are one of my least favourite tropes but I enjoyed how obvious it was to the reader but not to the characters what was going to happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Slavery and Rape

2137oliwia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

olia_k21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

olliee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Animal death, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, and War

talyara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I went into this book already knowing the story of the Iliad, thinking I was prepared for the ending and I'd just be reading a cute romantic retelling. I was absolutely not prepared, in the best way possible.
I absolutely fell in love with these characters and their love story, to the point where I was crying throughout the last two chapters. The writing is gorgeous, the foreshadowing hurts in the best way possible.
Overall just a beautifully executed book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Classism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, and Gore

Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Excrement, Homophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

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

Moderate: Genocide and Adult/minor relationship

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

buwubie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

y’all ever just wanna 🥊 achilles and just hold patroclus in a tight embrace to protect him from everything wrong in the world? cause i do a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, War, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

hammy_down's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Amazing book. Truthfully. There’s nothing I can say about it that hasn’t already been said, but I truly enjoyed this. I felt every mistake, and I felt the connection those boys had. We can come together through a shared love of something. We can watch them make mistakes, and we can suffer, but we will love them, and we will love other through them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The audiobook is incredible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Cursing