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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

This book is very similar to fan fiction, it is written very heavy-handedly and every sentence is over-romanticized. The plot jumps around a lot and the passage of time is very inconsistent. The few women in the novel are shown in a very peculiar light. Just because it's LGBTQ+ doesn't mean it's good. If you are a fourteen year-old straight girl who fetishizes gay men and really loves Percy Jackson, this book is for you.
If you actually enjoy good gay media, are an adult, enjoy good writing, like female characters, have read the Illiad, or have not read the Illiad, I would not recommend this book.
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Home Body by Rupi Kaur

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

4.0

While just as good of a read as Kaur's previous and more well-known collections, home body is much more graphic and intense, more heavily handling the author's darker and more uncomfortable experiences and trauma. The collection maintains the author's beautiful and unique illustrations and poetry style. It is not without hopefulness, insight, and inspiration, but certainly a dark and mildy uncomfortable read for those more sensitive to certain topics.
Due to the short length and quick topic-changes of her individual poems, this collections is a quick read if you enjoy rushing through content, but perhaps best enjoyed slowly with contemplation and in small doses.
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