captainoliimar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Incest, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Biphobia, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide
anaguana's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: War and Death
Moderate: Rape and Homophobia
Minor: Sexism and Religious bigotry
ka_ke's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and War
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
mattheo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War
kliu55's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
There are descriptions of war, which involves murder, death, taking women as property, etc. but nothing awfully gory. Subtle, recurring homophobia.inkslate's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Genocide, Drug use, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
remy_licked_my_book's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Madeline Miller did not disappoint! I loved the dichotomy between Achilles and Petroclus. They make each other better in a way that only true lovers can. There were so many quotes throughout the book that had me catching my breath while listening to a great narration. I can't wait to read this again in paper copy so I can continue to admire the prose for years to come! This is easily one of my favourite books for its beauty that reminds you that great writing is art.
"And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone." -Chiron
"In the darkness two shadows reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet and light spills in a food like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun" -Madeline Miller
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Rape, Racism, and Religious bigotry