Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

281 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Body horror, Blood, Medical trauma, Child death, Sexual content, Medical content, Physical abuse, Grief, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It has so much heart and Madeline Miller has written a masterpiece.

Spoiler

Towards the end it was so hard to hold back to tears but I think the quote that got me the most was ““Let it be remembered I tried.” I remember”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Gore, and Slavery

Minor: Homophobia

heatherrwoodd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

purechaos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Cursing, Deportation, Genocide, Gore, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Xenophobia, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

rowdymeowdy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This book at first was a little tough for me to get through. It felt a little flat for a while and took me a beat to get into a reading rhythm but I still think this is a pretty story. I liked the ending, and how it was written. I did tear up there. I did get pretty ticked off at some of the main character flaws but I think that’s the point of stories like these. I enjoyed this read and would recommend if you want a slower, stable read (not too much of an emotional rollercoaster imo)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, War, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia

luwa963's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Slavery, Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Animal death, War, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Medical content, Self harm, Alcohol, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation, and Death

melodyramirez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

readsnow's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

I loved reading this book , i could also somewhat relate to the main character -- the ending was a little fast and not that loveable compared to the rest of the book but it was amazing .. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Abandonment, War, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Rape, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

nilsnoether73's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

Un conte tràgic i lleial a la versió original amb certs desviaments i expansions (òbviament). M'ha agradat el fet que el misticisme fos semi-realista; ha ajudat a arrelar la història. Tot i que en algun moment m'he perdut en el batibull de personatges, sí que he pogut distingir i recordar en tot moment els més importants.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Violence, War, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Torture, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia

aliveandnotlovingit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing 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? N/A

5.0

i cried a lot :)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual content, and Violence