A review by onefineelephant
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
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
4.0
8/10. Pretty gay. I know the story of Achilles pretty well which made all of the foreshadowing lines very nice. I didn't know how involved Thetis was in the story. I liked how Achilles, who could be easily seen as arrogant and haughty, was portrayed as a rounded person from Patroclus' point of view. Overall, I liked it but I wouldn't say it's an instant favorite.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Injury/injury detail, War, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Pedophilia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Outing, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol