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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

322 reviews

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

grimm_bear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

this book has caused me to kick my friend out of the bus seat next to me so i could ball up sideways on the seat and question my existence

the starting of the story with patroclus’s childhood story to then meeting achilles and finding a home and finally to the dark and morbid camp near troy was so well blended i felt as if i was being floated along by the current of the story not drug along with inserted elements to move the story along
this could have been due to the nature of retelling a story, but i think it is also due to the writing used in this wonderful book
 

with all that said i really do recommend this book to anyone who wants a well written heart breaking love stroy to read

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

blouviere4'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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