_carmiethegreat8_ 's review for:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was so beautiful and had me crying so much!!! A must read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

The women in Ancient Greece where not respected and where often kept as slaves or only used for babies and rape.