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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

941 reviews

areadnes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

3.75

don’t let the rating fool you — i enjoyed the song of achilles. sure, it didn’t really emotionally capture me as much as the majority of its audience, but i still had a lot of fun reading it regardless. if anything, i think it was my own expectations that dampened the experience and that’s just plainly on me. this is madeline miller’s first novel, after all, and despite whatever criticisms i have i think it’s still a feat to have something like this be your debut novel. achilles & patroclus’ relationship is very touching and there is no shortage of side characters to keep things interesting (love you odysseus <3). all in all, a good read and an emotional ride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

bearbutch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

Absolutely beautiful book, down to its writing, its characterisation, its imaginings. Couldn’t recommend more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Slavery

mdavenport02's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

allypricee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

i think i liked this bc i didn’t have any expectations. seems like one of the biggest criticisms of this book is that it’s more of a tragic love story than it is a re telling of a myth and that’s fair i just didn’t care and actually prob liked it better for being a love story. the other issue ppl have is that like … they speak really cavalierly abt slaves and rape and death and stuff and lowkey that’s dumb sorry. it’s ancient greece grow up they were trying to be good people and honestly for the time they were

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Rape, Slavery, Murder, and War

littlepaw's review against another edition

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

4.5

The book is twined in love and human err. The beauty and divinity love can create that is beyond Gods’. Yet the fragility of man to fail at the storm’s of life and choices that dissolves into the sea of stories, among the swirls of men and mortal wishes and their immortal goodness tweaked and juggled by Fates. “The Song of Achilles”, is one such book that beyond it’s magnanimity, speaks about the niche of human emotions. Patroclus and Achilles became the “best of all the Greeks” and “best of all the men” because they had each other at their best, worst and in their nothingness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and War

fakeppy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

So very beautifully written. It was a pleasure to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Blood, and Medical trauma

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sofiaedstrom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Jag har hört väldigt bra om den här boken, så jag blev lite besviken. Det är en ”förbjuden kärlekshistoria” som fångar med en massa spänning, men berättelsen var ganska långsam och förutsägbar. Men ändå en bok som var värt att läsa!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and War

clara_rache's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

chimera_moth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment