cyjszn 's review for:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

Some parts are poorly written but most of it is really good.

When they said they both die at the end I did not think it was literally going to happen, but guess what? They both really do die at the end. I was warned, I ignored the warning and now my heart has to pay for it. Tragic, really.

 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders

Tw / suicide:

The suicide tag is about a past and parental suicide rather than a present one. Therefore its kind of a minor description of it.

Further tws for: drowning, suicide ideation and gang violence.