Song of Achilles

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Does the dog die?
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It is briefly mentioned that some dogs die during a plague
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Abandonment
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parent exiles main character
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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LetciaBrito
One of the horses guiding Patroclus’ car gets hit by an arrow.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Arthur_the_bee
Horses get used to fight in the war
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TWfinder
Many animals die but it isn’t graphic and barely mentioned
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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saturn
one snake. it is part of a brief scene and is killed almost immediately.
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Are there bugs?
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Arthur_the_bee
There's a mention of flies coming when the plague hits
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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hotboy0101
there isn't outright pedophelia but it is briefly discussed through portions of the book as a backdrop for the time they are in
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Is rape mentioned?
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hotboy0101
rape is mentioned as a backdrop of the context of the book and often brought up in small portions of detail, like in relationships betwixt gods/goddesses/mortals
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Is someone restrained?
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charliecrossing
The sea nymph Thetis is raped, and it is somewhat graphically described on page 19. Discussion of her subsequent PTSD continues onto page 20.

There is also discussion on pages 58-59 of female slaves who are forced into sex by the men of Peleus's house. Their pregnancy after is also mentioned. There is a line that says that these relationships are not always rape, but it is also possible that is just what the men tell themselves.
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YovanyAlcantar
It is said and almost played off as normal
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Bodily Harm
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saturn
patroclus draws bl**d from his arm to swear an oath
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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SeaSaltandCinnamon
There is a brief summary of the myth of tantalus at one point, which involves cannibalism.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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MorningPotato
sorry this one is kind of funny to me, considering the book name. Achilles death as per mythology is briefly described.
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Ryuu
A character falls a considerable height while climbing near the end of the book, doesn’t die but is injured from it
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Fandomshit
Patroclus killed Clysonymus, after refusing to give dice to him, a gift. (They were both children.)
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Arthur_the_bee
There is a described sex scene between two 16 year olds
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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runa
Achilles is a father
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Does someone cheat?
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Hamarhemmo
Achilles technically cheats on Patroclus with Deidameia and on Deidameia with Patroclus.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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SeaSaltandCinnamon
There are ghosts of sorts involved in Greek mythology but it's not really relevant. There's something from the POV of a ghost near the end but nothing intended to be creepy involving ghosts at all
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Are there clowns?
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Are there razors?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Anonymous
Near the beginning and not graphic description
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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saturn
a medical tent on a battlefield is used as a makeshift hospital and there are scenes taking place within it, but there is no modern medical equipment or etc.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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saturn
no, but patroclus draws bl**d from his arm to swear an oath. it is not intended to be this trigger but may be upsetting nonetheless.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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SeaSaltandCinnamon
It isn't meant as a threat or manipulation but there is heavy implications that if achilles or patroclus died before the other, they would kill themself to be with the other. At one point patroclus says that if achilles died he "wouldnt be far behind".
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Arthur_the_bee
It's light but they sometimes say 'fucking ...' out of anger
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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LisaPerdue
There is a point in the book where Achilles is forced to pose as a woman and is referred to as a woman (with she/her pronouns) by characters who do not know it is Achilles.
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Does the black guy die first?
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ezhe
There are some hostile speeches sometimes but no modern slur or any equivalent
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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ezhe
Not really but some characters are homophobic. It remains rather rare and not so violent, they're more denying than aggressive
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v_does_dog_die
both main characters are lgbt and die by the end of the book - not sure how spoilery this is, since Song of Achilles is an adaptation of the Iliad and Patroclus's and Achilles's deaths are quite notorious from the original material
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Are there n-words?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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saturn
several mentions of sex as well as young pregnancies. there are three scenes with explicitly sexual content. though the prose writing is designed to make them fairly "poetic", two of the three would be considered graphic. easy to spot them before they happen, each lasts around a page or two.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Are there fat suits?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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LisaPerdue
Whether the ending is happy or not is arguable. Both characters die but they are reunited in the afterlife.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Arthur_the_bee
No but a chariot does crash
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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TWfinder
Yes, in the end a girl close to the protagonist is hit with a spear and dies in the ocean
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Is there gun violence?
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