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I hadn't read many reviews of this book, but I'm so glad I read it! I'm usually not one for mythology, but this was a wonderful story. I loved the characters--they were well developed and interesting. The relationships in this book are wonderfully developed, fathers and sons, mentors and mentees, I loved learning about this myth from a human perspective. The plot was great--you see Achilles from a different perspective, not from a story teller of the time, but from the perspective of a boy his o
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4 stars — "We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other."
Welp I wanted a book with anguish and longing, and I got it. I would have given this 5 stars if reading it didn't make me so angry and sad thanks to hubris, war, and the endless waste of human lives. I raced toward the end of the book because the prose was so beautiful but I also just needed to say goodbye to Patroclus. ...more
Welp I wanted a book with anguish and longing, and I got it. I would have given this 5 stars if reading it didn't make me so angry and sad thanks to hubris, war, and the endless waste of human lives. I raced toward the end of the book because the prose was so beautiful but I also just needed to say goodbye to Patroclus. ...more
Jan 20, 2013
Megan
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liked it
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Shelves:
historical-fiction,
romance
Oct 30, 2019
Ehrrin
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really liked it
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completed-2019
4.5 stars
Dec 26, 2018
Mary
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it was amazing
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Shelves:
literary-fiction,
classics
