Reviews tagging 'War'

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1887 reviews

lovelikethiswillendintragedy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

My tears :,)

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

minnow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

As a huge fan of Greek mythology, and after hearing all of the praise for Circe, I expected this to be a 5-star read for me. I was pretty disappointed in this novel. It's just too heavy-handed with the descriptions. Every single thing is described in minute detail. I don't need to know every time the character has the tiniest feeling. I don't need a paragraph-long description of an item that has no importance to the story whatsoever. I don't need to know the hundred tiny gestures or expressions a character is making when those emotions are then repeated in the dialogue. It creates redundancy and weighs down the story. There are scenes stretching over chapters that could have been reduced to a few paragraphs, improving the pacing of the story. There's a time and place for heavy descriptions and I did not feel that discernment was exercised here.

I did, however, feel that this story did a fantastic job of portraying love in a way that was intense but not cringey.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

divorcemaster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Ohhhhhhhhh. You know exactly how it'll end, of course, it's a story several millennia old. You see the train's tracks, and you see the train, and you are still struck dead, and no mercy is shown to you because you saw it from miles away. The train hits you. Such is this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, War, and Classism

magimiel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

theresacharlotte's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War

cats33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh my heart always has space for Achilles and Patroclus. Gosh I love these two. Beautiful story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War

Minor: Child death

jthyme's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I cannot express how much I enjoyed and loved this book!

5 stars ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

brainwave_caravan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment