A review by mileskayden
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I really loved the writing style, sometimes the story was a little slow. A really beautiful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism