Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

311 reviews

wintah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

good bood, good story, super sad last chapters that had me absolutely weeping, but sadly didn't really catch me or held me captive, personally didn't love the writing style, simply didn't keep me hooked eventhough it's a good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Slavery, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

sambo_0103's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Slavery, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Slavery, Alcohol, and Murder

charlottx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

I loved this book. The writing was wonderful and what a magical way to tell this story. 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Murder, Abandonment, Grief, Medical content, Pedophilia, War, Blood, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Child death, and Sexual content

akane_readsyt'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Medical content, Blood, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

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

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Plot: 3.5★
Prose: 4.5★
Pace: 3.75★
Concept/Execution: 3.75★/4★
Characters: 3★
Worldbuilding: 3.5★
Ending: 2.75★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Cursing, Vomit, Bullying, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

emolr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, War, Violence, and Slavery

jankmab's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Medical content, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

kam_be's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Medical content, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Rape, Murder, Death, Child death, Animal death, War, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Mostly lives up to the hype! I think this is better written and more heart-wrenching than Circe, but tbh I actually enjoyed that one more! I was rooting for Circe most of the time, or at least feeling with her; it was a bit hard to feel anything but a numb sort of pity for Achilles and Patroclus by the end. Locked into their fate both by greedy adults and their own pride, I knew where the story was heading so it was less emotional on the way. The giant time skip didn’t help; at one point they said they were 27 and I was like !?!?!??

The post-Patroclus bit, while necessary, really dragged and just rubbed salt in the wound 😭 intentionally, but jeez 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Gore, Homophobia, Animal death, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, and Self harm