thebankofbooks 's review for:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

4.5

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

I know this book is like marmite for some, but I adored it. I went in with very little knowledge of greek mythology, and whilst I struggled a little with names, this wasn’t a major issue. The story was beautiful, and the characters were incredibly strong. Warning: you may need tissues.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Murder, War