Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

33 reviews

_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

millymemories's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

beautifully written, i felt immersed entirely into the wonders and simple pleasures of greek life/mythology. the writing was phenomenal, being written from Patroclus’ perspective was refreshing and

heartbreaking towards the end of the book

. i adored the relationship and the natural progression it took as the two grew together and closer. i’m so glad madeline didn’t wash down the adoration and pure love between the two, yet embraced it. i loved the settings in the first half of the book; Peleus palace of princes in training, Chiron’s holistic training during a summer in the rose quartz cave, and the glorious countryside of figs, creeks, and olive trees. The second half was difficult to enjoy, in terms of setting as the Roman coast had little to imagine. The characters I loved the most were Patroclus, his development from a naive, weak and disrupted child, to a warm, skilled and brave man was a delight to read. His sacrifice and love for Achilles was warming and heartbreaking, as

Achilles deteriorated in front of his eyes

this love did not fade. Achilles character was beautifully constructed, yet hard to endorse in the final years. Achilles desire to be honoured and fury to be loved by the Gods and mortals, tore him away from his beloved and only discovered this as it was too late. Another character that I felt was incredible, was Madelines depiction  of Thetis; a furious, cruel sea nymph who at her core only wanted the best for her mortal son,

bored from her womb as a outcome of savage assault

. The final scenes of Thetis, showed a humility that can be seen through the book, underneath the pale translucent grey skin and behind her black dripping hair. As a goddess she showed humbled Patroclus, as per usual, but gave him the greatest honour and all that he ever wanted. Honestly, the most heartbreaking, tragic retelling but immensely beautiful and i completely adored reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Incest, Gore, Grief, Death, Child death, Blood, Animal death, and Abandonment

The upsetting content in this book is fitting with the setting and is not included for unnecessary addition, but to give a well rounded understanding of the time in which it was written, and how normal this behaviour and actions were.

nefari_'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Feeling…devastated.  I’m at… a lost…speechless if you will 🙃

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Mental illness