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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Start date: March 1, 2021

Finish date: March 31, 2021

Discussion: 2021 Monthly Group Reads

Why we're reading this: March 2021 group read for "a book that won the Women's Prize for fiction"…more
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Feb 27, 2021 Jenna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: popsugar-reading-challenge-2021

Solid draftsmanship, but maybe short of artistry.

This book is a retelling or literary interpretation of the Trojan War and even though you know how it will end it is still a compelling read. Two criticisms: (1) the middle of the book is a slog, when the Greeks are bogged down on the Trojan shores, it’s hard for them and hard for the reader; (2) Achilles is a hard/remote figure, some of this is the nature of having Patroclus as he narrator but even viewing Achilles through Patroclus’s eyes doesn ...more

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Jun 20, 2019 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

I picked this one up after loving Circe, the author's second book. This one was just as much a pleasure to read, and I just fell in love again with her writing style. The characters are mostly ones you probably already know - Achilles (obviously), Paris, etc. - but several are more fleshed out, making them even more interesting as humans and not just mythical heroes. I had never heard of Patroclus, but he serves wonderfully as the narrator, and I was rapidly sucked into his world. He humanizes t ...more

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Mar 28, 2021 Ana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, overdrive, 2021, 2021-aty, 2021-popsugar, 2021-march

It was a bit too gritty for my tastes and I am not one for tragedies. But I did like the story and how it gave new life and perspective to an epic story.

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