Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

9 reviews

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Excrement, and Vomit

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Self harm, Slavery, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Murder, Animal death, Medical trauma, Blood, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, War, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Classism, Bullying, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Vomit, Torture, Excrement, Outing, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

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

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Blood, Classism, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Self harm, Vomit, Alcohol, Colonisation, Cursing, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

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

honeycuttsp's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death, Child death, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

marianneiriss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child death, Slavery, Sexual content, Death, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Torture, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Excrement, Infidelity, Medical content, and Suicide

laurendenton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

rhysecakes's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

2022 UPDATE: This was a masterpiece. My original review was inaccurate of my actual long-term feelings of the book. This is one of my favourite books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Grief, Death, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexism, Infidelity, Child death, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Excrement