xdani3llex's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, War, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Death, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship
stinkyfrog's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, and Infidelity
koinania's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, War, Violence, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, and Medical content
thejuliette's review
4.5
Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Blood, Animal death, Slavery, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Murder, and Homophobia
kateships's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
The final chapter is a gut punch in the best way. I absolutely recommend this book, but it will make you cry.
I can’t speak to how true to the mythology she was as I haven’t read the Iliad (one day!), but the story is beautifully written and I like that it was told from the eyes of Patroclus, I found it interesting and it wasn’t what I expected.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, War, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Rape
Minor: Self harm and Pregnancy
addienoah's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
I finished this in a short period of time because I am a fast reader that frequently reads. But I considered this a slow read because of how long it felt. Each page you had to pay attention and digest. The language was something you also had to adjust to. In all this was a medium read.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Slavery, War, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Torture, Hate crime, and Physical abuse
nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Blood, War, Injury/injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy, Sexism, Slavery, Classism, Rape, Child death, Animal death, Homophobia, Cursing, Misogyny, and Self harm
gabriella_'s review
- 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?Spoiler
“Patroclus, I have given enough to them. I will not give them this.”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
- 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
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
thyme_paradox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, War, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Child death
Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Self harm