Reviews with content warning for Rape - The Song of Achilles

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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disastergen_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Look, I did sob for about 20 minutes after I finished it however I don't feel the need to read it again. While I loved their relationship and I think it handled the complexity and human nature really beautifully - has the author heard of women? and I know that historically Greek mythology hasn't respected women but did expect this modern version to do more than just abuse them. Think I'll be skipping Circe too, I've heard it doesn't improve.

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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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teslis's review against another edition

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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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ceejeffe's review against another edition

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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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qqjj's review against another edition

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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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dillpicklewrites's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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hayreading's review against another edition

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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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