Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Song of Achilles - Nyanyian Achilles by Madeline Miller

1115 reviews

httpscl0d4gh'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

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

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

fbc_2122's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Outing, and War

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

smrtim's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

what self respecting gay would i be if i didn't read this book eventually. i greatly enjoyed the Iliad when i read it a few years back, and i do feel like having that baseline knowledge made me enjoy this book more. 

im a sucker for tragedy what can i say. im not giving this book a full 5 stars, and im not really sure i can put a finger on whats missing for me, but it is just missing a bit of that Sauce that would make i perfect. 

Patroclus is loveable and kind and tragic, and Achilles is amazing and frustrating and aaaahhgghgg

there is much more i can say but i will simply wipe the tears from my eyes and end it there because my brain cant form a coherent sentence

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

lspbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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