Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

315 reviews

tmickey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

ciarammeyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

re read. i. love. this. book. i loved it the first time around, and i still love it today. madeline miller breathes fresh air into the same tired tale, making a familiar story feel brand new. the characters are layered and complex, the plot is not always linear, but easy to follow. you get immersed in the song of achilles, it’s a book that makes you believe Homer and Vergil must’ve seen it all first hand—it makes you believe. miller stays true to the original myths, but adds such a unique flair. this book is not overrated—it’s not underrated either—it is perfectly rated. it deserves every accolade, every tear shed, every re read. it deserves everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

dragon_lord's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? No

4.5

Though I started reading this book already knowing some of Achilles’s story, and therefore some of the events that would happen, I never once felt like that detracted from my experience reading it. If anything, it added to it. I was in stitches trying to figure out how certain events would happen. I absolutely loved this book, and finished it in a single sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content

leonormsousa's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jasminn_perez's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

this is my second madeline miller and i think i would read absolutely anything she writes. just like circe the writing is just so fucking beautiful and she paints pictures with her words and writes emotions so profoundly so beautifully. ALSO the griefff ughh its j so so good. i dont think i will ever get over this book. it was so heartbreaking but just felt so right idk if that makes sense. i think the conversation at the end of the book that briseis had with achilles will always stay in my mind when i think of this book. achilles’ pride cost him what he loved the most. patroclus truly was the best of the myceneans. the only thing i kind of didnt like was the fact that patroclus had sex with the mother of achilles’ son. i thought that was weird and i didn’t understand why he did it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Rape

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sararo23's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

keiwald's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

Good story, but the writing is often very cut and dry descriptive. Very show over tell often, which is the style of the chosen narrative, told as a story from Patrocus point of view. 
The story travels from his childhood until his late 20/ early 30s
It can get decently descriptive in the gore in the second half and often mention rape as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

Little to no homophobia. There is a bit of "are you going to pick a wife?" But I cannot remember a scene where anyone was put down or in danger due to being gay. The second half of the book is in war. Decent gore and blood descriptions. Sex is mentioned and mildly described, but never in graphic detail. Rape of women is often mentioned. Rarely described.

eatmytoe404's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-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

it was wonderful and i cant stop crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy