Reviews tagging 'War'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1890 reviews

elange's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

evie_minnie_2210's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

Be prepared to cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannahbaird2023's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

I'd recommend going into this blind! Unfortunately, I had just finished Stephen Fry's Troy, thus I knew all the main plot points very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

inne_rmoonchild's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment

teslis's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

I did really enjoy it in the beginning, but at the end I stoped. It was to much fighting and I got bored, sadly. I’m tired and I think me being stressed to read didn’t help

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

ceejeffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this story in preparation of reading the Iliad, translation by Emily Wilson. I was expecting it to be more sad because I saw so many reviews of people crying but didn’t miss not! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Rape

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dillpicklewrites's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

hayreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

I was honestly expecting it to devastate me more. Very enjoyable book, I was always wanting more. Loses points because I hated Achilles in the last third so much I lost a lot of emotion around him dying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

racheltrow_'s review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence