Reviews tagging 'War'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1335 reviews

vnfhcxksiw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Blood, Grief, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War

elissabrady's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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

Beautiful, queer, and a wonderful Greek tragedy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content and War

wave2earf'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

pjsans's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

3fm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

machenn's review against another edition

adventurous 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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and War

cestnicka's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great book! I thought it was well written and captivating and a great retelling of homers Iliad in a way that is accessible to all readers! This is a debut novel from Madeline miller and it was obvious she had a background in Greek mythology and had put a lot of work into this book. 

This is the retelling of the story of Achilles, a great Greek warrior who is in love with the exiled prince Patroclus. It follows their journey from childhood friends to adulthood and the song of Achilles is a story of love, friendship, and heartbreak. 

I really enjoyed the focus on the two characters and appreciated that she didn't shy away from the homosexuality of Patroclus and Achilles. The characters were really well written and I felt so connected to them throughout the novel. 

I really enjoyed learning about Ancient Greece through this novel. It was very interesting to learn about some of the mythology. 

I did find at times with so many characters getting a bit lost, and that made the book feel a bit long and pulled me away from the story. Otherwise this was a great book and I enjoyed the read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Sexual violence

Lgbtqia

onmym_ark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, and Homophobia

sarah_speaks'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, War, Murder, Child death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, and Animal death

Minor: Rape and Animal cruelty

learivel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I anticipated heartbreak and tears going into this because of the reviews and general convo. I felt kinda separated from the story for a while so I thought I was safe but the last 20 or so pages hit me like a fkn truck. WATERWORKS FR

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape