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The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

229 reviews

goldenslug's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual violence

midnightbelles's review

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After hearing so much about this book, both positive and negative I was a little unsure what to expect when getting into it (Besides the obvious). However overall I enjoyed this more than I expected to, I didn’t love it, but I also didn’t dislike it as much as I though I would as someone who typically only reads stories with happy endings. Some/a lot of parts of this story were definitely questionable to me but I enjoyed reading about the connection Achilles and Patroclus had and also about the journey the two went through together . The beginning of the book was pretty dry and I almost dnf’d so many times but once I got about halfway through I was more invested and curious about how things would play out. I’m conflicted about how I feel about this book as whole tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, War, Death, Gore, Grief, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

genuine_lee's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

holliesatchell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Genocide, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, War, and Violence

kcheyne's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, War, and Rape

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

gabriella_'s review

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Spoiler

“I thought, This is what Achilles will feel like when he is old. And then I remembered: he will never be old.”

I have never read a love story convey so much closeness. Even the physical gap between their bodies must have been too much distance for them to bear.

The prose reads like poetry. The story was incredibly satisfying and kept my interest. I got teary-eyed a few times. This is a story where two characters dare to love in a world where marrying for love is an outlier.

Spoiler

Odysseus was the only other person who was truly in love in this book?

I am at a loss for words for how beautiful this story was. It has renewed my interest in Greek Mythos, which is a tough task.

Spoiler

“Patroclus, I have given enough to them. I will not give them this.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Murder, Child death, Medical content, Torture, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Death, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, Blood, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Outing, and Violence

izzle17's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Injury/injury detail, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

natgoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book surprised me not in how much I enjoyed it, but in what ways that I did. Throughout the day I found myself falling in love with the character of Patroclus. I found him so addicting and following Achilles through his eyes was so intriguing. The ending was predictable but not the details which had me sobbing.

Spoiler

When we are hearing Patroclus narrate Achilles actions after his death and then finally Patroclus yearning for his final resting with him, that part broke me dude.

Overall this book was so sad and yet so beautiful.❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Medical content, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

amiah_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book took a piece of my soul in the best way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, War, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Homophobia

henryflowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Very emotional. Really enjoyable straightforward yet descriptive writing style. Not only does it cover mythological content, it also has a feel of a myth with it's hard-learned lessons. Characters are interesting and well described but feel like they serve to push the plot forward more than be themselves, but I also think this more static character development is what this story requires. Even so, I felt emotionally invested in the characters due to the playful written descriptions of romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts