Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

137 reviews

picaresquedreamer's review

adventurous emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

noraisasillybilly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ- IVE READ IT 4 TIMES NOW AND ITS GOOD EVERY SINGLE TIME

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and War

valentinayippy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bookishmind_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

screechie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.25

Didn’t have to set this one to doubled listening speed! Enough exposition to satisfactorily build & engage you in the world of the tale but not so laborious that you disassociate & fall asleep. Worth a re-read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

There is some mlm sexual content but it’s not done in a way that is overly graphic or titillating because neither is the point of the scenes it occurs in.

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Classism

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Homophobia, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment

badmom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

The choice of first person narrative through Patroclus is clever & moving, giving the entire story more emotional depth, in addition to adding an outside perspective to one of the most famous Greek heroes. 

The historical references and details of weaponry & battle are peripheral; the bulk of attention is spent humanizing the characters through their lesser-known thoughts & behaviors. 

In the end, this well-known war story becomes a rich, beautiful examination of friendship, love, & family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

gaia004's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism