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The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

1087 reviews

monloesco's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Violence

solo_shelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

at times i wanted to swing the boys by their ears, but their story is just </3

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can’t believe it literally took me a year to finish this lol, i just couldn’t let the year end with me not finishing the book that first got me back to reading in 2022

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, War, Rape, and Violence

stevie_in_the_stacks's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

myaphrodiite's review

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.75

this is such a beautiful book, once you start you never want to put it down. this book shows greek mythology you’ve rarely seen and a pure love story that will definitely leave you in tears (i needed tissues before i even finished this book).

this book shows that love is pure no matter what gender you are, where you come from, your background, your looks and even your skills. love is love and this story shows this to the reader. the love between an exile and a prince, forbidden by their stereotypes but welcome by their hearts.

the amount of passion and emotion in this writing is breathtaking, it is by far one of the most beautiful books i’ve ever read, although it shattered my heart i will love it forever. i would recommend for everyone to read this book as it is a piece of art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Slavery

Minor: Kidnapping, Torture, and Animal death

pn__'s review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, War, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

tslover's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

patroclus 🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Sexism

desireewoodwhite's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

dragon_lord's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? No

4.5

Though I started reading this book already knowing some of Achilles’s story, and therefore some of the events that would happen, I never once felt like that detracted from my experience reading it. If anything, it added to it. I was in stitches trying to figure out how certain events would happen. I absolutely loved this book, and finished it in a single sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Homophobia, Sexism, Murder, Slavery, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual content

may_alyse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

left me in tears.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape

lingonberrylover's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

If your dying to read some thrilling emotional and complex romance this is the book for you. The song of Achilles is beautifully written with amazing action and complex characters. the only negative side is that if you have a previous nollage in Greek mythology then the book may get spoild.

Spoiler

for instance patroclus dying

I also suggest checking out the trigger warnings before reading the book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, and War