Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1114 reviews

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

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

After being recommended it so long, I’ve finally read the Song of Achilles. Though I enjoyed Miller’s writing style and twist on the Greek mythos, it seemed to drag towards the middle of the book, which made this decent sized read feel as long as the Odyssey (might just be a personal bias, as I’ve had to read that story far too many times for school) 
Overall though, a very interesting and heartbreaking read, with an ‘open’, but satisfying end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Abandonment