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The Song of Achilles
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March 1, 2021
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March 31, 2021
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Aily
Feb 20, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
ho appena finito questo libro. in questo esatto istante.
avete mai pensato al masochismo? esattamente, sul dizionario aggiungeranno la mia foto accanto a quella parola. insomma, sto piangendo.. per quale motivo? perché fa male. però fa anche bene.
leggere again and again di una delle storie d'amore più antiche fa male.. fa male perché ripercorri il dolore di achille, di patroclo, di entrambi prima e dopo la morte.
scusate per le parole, ma neottolemo mi ha sempre fatto girare i coglioni. insomma, l
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Becks
Jan 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites, mythology
Wonderful retelling of Homers Iliad from Patroclus perspective, Achilles closest companion and romantic partner. This book moved me deeply, not least because of miller's ability to interweave words into a poetic and beautiful narrative. ...more
Gianna
Mar 01, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
fuuuuck
Abriella
Jun 04, 2024 rated it it was amazing
5 stars. All i have to say is 5 stars. Before reading I saw reviews from people who were unimpressed with the book and I disagree with everything they said. I absolutely LOVED this book. Was it emotionally damaging? Yes. Did I cry? Yes. Was it completely worth every single second I spent reading it? Yes. It was.

As someone who loves Greek mythology, I was incredibly pleased to see that this book follows the myths closely as to how they are written. it is essentially a retelling of Homer’s, The I
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CelesteSpes
Jan 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Aiuto. Non credo di aver le parole per descrivere la bellezza di questo libro, non credo proprio ne siano mai state inventate di degne per farlo, ma tenterò ugualmente. La famosa epopea di guerra diventa una meravigliosa storia di glorie ed amori con protagonisti due grandi eroi greci uniti da un legame dolce e profondo. L'ho trovato un libro davvero indescrivibilmente eccezionale, che si legge in un baleno grazie anche allo stile di scrittura dell'autrice, che ti trasporta in un fiume di poesia ...more
Drew Nicholas
Mar 29, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Did i finish this book, or did this book finish me?
Rachel :)
May 13, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wow I have not read something like this ever but it was so good !!! THE ENDING AHHHH LITERALLY THE DEFINITION OF A PURE TRAGEDY. No other words needed ...
Ruska
May 17, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: queer-books
flori
Oct 03, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Chloe Williams
Aug 18, 2020 marked it as to-read
Kinnari
Aug 19, 2020 marked it as to-read
Kira Hotchkiss
Aug 19, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: unfinished
Ana Maria Sanchez
Dec 16, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Giulia
Dec 19, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Martina
Feb 14, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Clotilde
Nov 04, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Julia Grace
Jan 01, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Belle
Dec 14, 2020 marked it as to-read
Vibe
Jul 21, 2021 rated it really liked it
Kaitlyn  Zambrana
Jan 07, 2021 marked it as to-read
Ava Kate
Jan 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Khakshan Jahan
Dec 31, 2021 rated it liked it
Chateauvamp
Feb 11, 2021 marked it as to-read
Njema DeJong
Feb 20, 2021 marked it as to-read
Stacie Moore
Mar 04, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Rebecca Goulbourne
Mar 01, 2021 marked it as to-read
kirsty
Mar 01, 2021 marked it as to-read
Sophie Curran
Mar 03, 2021 rated it liked it
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