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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

315 reviews

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.25

I enjoyed this book a lot, though not as much as Circe.
There were a couple sections that dragged and I was thinking about giving it 3.75 stars BUT THE WAY MILLER DID THE ENDING BUMPED UP MY RATING!! I absolutely loved how she did the final section of the book and I did not expect it.
Like I knew the story of Achilles and Patroclus so I was curious to see how she was going to deal with that and the fact that

we get Patroclus’ pov after he’s died is very cool and I really enjoyed that aspect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Classism

gabriella_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.5

“I thought, This is what Achilles will feel like when he is old. And then I remembered: he will never be old.”

I have never read a love story convey so much closeness. Even the physical gap between their bodies must have been too much distance for them to bear.

The prose reads like poetry. The story was incredibly satisfying and kept my interest. I got teary-eyed a few times. This is a story where two characters dare to love in a world where marrying for love is an outlier.

Odysseus was the only other person who was truly in love in this book?

I am at a loss for words for how beautiful this story was. It has renewed my interest in Greek Mythos, which is a tough task.

“Patroclus, I have given enough to them. I will not give them this.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

natgoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

This book surprised me not in how much I enjoyed it, but in what ways that I did. Throughout the day I found myself falling in love with the character of Patroclus. I found him so addicting and following Achilles through his eyes was so intriguing. The ending was predictable but not the details which had me sobbing.

When we are hearing Patroclus narrate Achilles actions after his death and then finally Patroclus yearning for his final resting with him, that part broke me dude.

Overall this book was so sad and yet so beautiful.❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

thyme_paradox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

andiehales's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

I think this story as a whole is a beautiful and crushing one and I understand why so many people love this book so intensely but I just didn’t love it the way I’ve seen others love it. A lot of the times, the way this book was written would throw me off, make me feel disconnected from the story and characters, and made it harder for me to enjoy. I pushed through because I wanted to know what all the hype (and tears) were for lol. 

This book definitely had me feeling sick with emotion at times, especially towards the ending, but the writing style unfortunately wasn’t for me. 

Also, I need to note how emotionally attached I became to Briseis. I love her like nobody else. She deserved so much better. Briseis I will avenge you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Cursing and Abandonment

nicoleolander's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, and Kidnapping

pixie_dust's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

If you cry easily, bring a box of tissues with this book. Madeline Miller does not hold back with her poetic writing and gut-wrenching imagery. There are times when you want to cringe,

especially during bloody fights, medical scenes, the plague, and almost anything related to a woman character.

But when judging the book as a romance, there is no doubt that Miller did a good job portraying the highs and lows of Achilles and Patroclus' relationship. Amazing story, through and through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Abandonment

pitedavid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Extremly good book. Even while knowing the myth, i could still get immersed within the story and feel it in my heart. I had alot of emotions and avsolutely loved the book. It is a classic greek myth involving

gods, hubris, known figures, tragedy and prophesies

while still feeling modern and fresh. I liked that you can start reading without knowing the myths or characters and still enjoy it because of the amazing and natural explainations

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Classism

caitlindoesntread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Okay. The ending of this book was incredibly touching, and i loved how the character dynamics changed throughout and you really felt like the characters were growing up, however, it took me AGES to get through all of this thing. It was iNCREDIBLY slow paced for the first like two thirds and then in the last portion of the book it suddenly went crazy fast and ten years passed in the space of a few chapters??? despite this, there is practically no plot during most of this book. I LOVED I THOUGH. the imagery throughout the book is incredible. I loved the relationship between Patroclus and Briseis and actually felt like (SPOILERS!!!) she just randomly died way too abruptly and she deserved way more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment