The Song of Achilles

"A great modern retelling of the Illiad. I wasn't expecting it to be gay, but I feel it added to the book wonderfully and gave a new insight into a story that has been told for ages. "

"Overall it was a decent book, though some parts I wasn't a fan of. I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it to anyone. The ending was really good. "

"Well written book but not the tear jerker I was hearing it was. But then I think it’s geared toward YA it seems so that might be why. Either way, I like Greek mythology and this is a story I didn’t know fully. "

"I think I’m reading a different book from y’all cuz I did not feel attach to at all so I was not sad and definitely didn’t cry…"

"2.5/5 - picked it up as an avid childhood fan of percy jackson and of books that move me. I loved the beginning portion in their childhoods as it masterfully incorporated larger greek myths into a logical backstory and motivations, and the ending was well done as well. The middle dragged a bit and was lack luster. I did not cry, and I didn’t feel attached to the characters enough to do so. In attempting to incorporate many myths, this may have introduced major character and relationship flaws. Achilles should have hubris yes, but he was also a hypocrite and selfish partner. Patroclus was giving yes, but he was also often immoral or mistreated his partner only to paint himself as a good man. Despite such flaws, the relationship never seemed to be in conflict or waver. This is a possible interpretation, but I think it had potential to be a better one. Reading the novel knowing the greek mythology may have also made it feel like reading a story knowing the plot. This was not a point of contention, however, as the consistency of Patroclus as the storyteller was gripping and an admirable decision. Interested to see what she will do in Circe, if I get the will to read it."

"I loved it the first time I read it and I loved it even more the second time this book made me fall in love with Greek mythology I love this retailing of Achilles and Patroclus Madeline Miller writes the most beautiful sentence it's such a sad and beautiful story all at the same time this was the second book I read when I started my reading journey and absolutely feel In love with reading and Greek mythology retellings this is one of my books that has the most annotations I could re read this one constantly "

"Started: Jun. 30 | Finished: Jul. 17 | Pages: 369"

"this is literally one of my favorite books- i highly recommend it!"

"This touched me. I loved every minute of it, and at no point I wanted to stop reading. So good!"

"9/10"