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Vesper
While I love The Song of Achilles, Patroclus love for Achilles colors his telling of the story. The Silence of the Girls is much more critical of the man (and monster) that Achilles was. I would say The Song of Achilles is more of a love story while The Silence of the Girls is about surviving in the midst of war and all the horrors that entails plus the complicated emotions that arise when forced to live with and serve those who conquered you. This book gives Briseis and all the other women a voice that The Song of Achilles does not.
Susie
I read Song of Achilles some time ago and found it hard going to begin with. However, by the end, I enjoyed the retelling of the Iliad. I think because the book was written over such a long time the authors writing changed over time. The Silence of the Girls maintains a perfectly even pace throughout the novel. There are few moments where you feel the story is slow. In my opinion this is a better book.
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