Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

441 reviews

lexigrce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

idk how a book full of greek military jargon and men managed to make me so emotional but here we are

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

gayghostprince's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

the book is very hyped up and in comparison to the hype fell kind of flat. I'm sorry to the tsoa gays

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Child death, and Animal death

Minor: Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Incest, and Homophobia

the incest is less than standard for greek myths. i just added it because they are greek myths

emilyelysian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, War, Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, and Slavery

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Vomit

w123lex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Gore

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, War, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Mental illness, Bullying, Outing, Physical abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Gore, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Child death

kinahgrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Violence, Rape, Death, Sexual violence, War, Blood, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, and Grief

julieuhh's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Gore, and Pregnancy

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Child death, Death, War, and Grief

Minor: Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, and Slavery

beelum294's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexism, Death, Violence, Gore, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy and Rape