Stand-Alone 21: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Published: Aug. 1, 2022, 9 a.m.

b"This fortnight we\\u2019re discussing \\u201cThe Song of Achillles\\u201d by Madeline Miller, a retelling of the story of Achilles and Patroclus. We're joined by special guest Taylor!\\nTITLE: The Song of Achilles\\nAUTHOR: Madeline Miller\\nPUBLISHER: Ecco Press / Bloomsbury Publishing\\nYEAR: 2011\\nLENGTH: 416 pages\\nAGE: Adult\\nGENRE: Fantasy, Historical\\nRECOMMENDED: Yes\\nBook TW for sexism, homophobia, possible biphobia, grief (graphic), kidnapping, confinement, terminal illness, slavery, vomit, blood (graphic), gore (graphic), sexual content, medical content, domestic abuse, rape, cannibalism (backstory), animal death, murder, child death (graphic), major character death (graphic), death (graphic).\\nTopic 1: Exile. Begins at (1:35), CW for violence, death, murder.\\nTopic 2: Hovering Shade. Begins at (13:30), CW for homophobia, death.\\nTopic 3: Rape. Begins at (30:05), CW for rape, slavery.\\nPromo for Circle of Friendship from CPOV; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (55:45).\\n---\\nIf you'd like to make a monthly donation, please check us out on Patreon.\\nTo make a one-time donation please support us on Ko-Fi.\\nFor fortnightly news and updates, as well as links to recent written reviews, subscribe to our newsletter.\\nYou can check out Robin's written review of the book at Reviews That Burn.\\xa0\\nFind all our links on our Carrd.\\nMusic provided by HeartBeatArt and is used with permission.\\nMembers of the Certain Point of View network of podcasts."