The Song of Achilles - SPOILER-FREE

[Renata]

Hello Readers!
This is the Pre-Read thread for the August 2021 Modern/Popular selection. This month we will be reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.

Please note that this is a SPOILER FREE discussion.

Who's planning to join in on this read? What other books have you read by this author? What are your expectations in reading this book?

[toughmittens]

I have thought about reading this book, for some reason haven't gotten to it. Everything about it tells me I should like it. I will definitely be reading it in August.

[Grace]

I would definitely read that next month! I’ve been meaning to read it!

[Adrienne]

Have got this on my Kobo,so yes I will be reading it.

[Lindsay]

I’m in!!! First book by this author, I love mythology so am excited to read her updated spin

[Naomi]

I started this before but it didn't catch me the first time around. So I hope I will read it in August!

[ozzluc]

I want to read this forever, so I am definitely joining!:)

[JoJo_theDodo]

I've read Circe by this Author and really enjoyed it. I'm honestly trying to decide between joining this read or the Anne of Green Gables read for August. I'm leaning toward the classic, just because I feel the need to catch up on reading some classics that I have never read.

[Bianka]

On my shelf, will be joining you all in August :)

[Dew]

I'll be joining in on this one! My first book by this author but I've heard praises so I'm excited

[Aliana]

I think I will also be joining you all on this journey! I look forward to it :)

[Renata]

This begins our 2nd group discussion of our Bookshelf Catch-Up selection, The Song of Achilles, nominated by Toni.
Here you can comment, without spoilers, on any aspects of the book, either before, during, or after reading it.

[Toni]

It’s been sitting on my shelf waiting to be read for over a year. Who else will be reading this in December?

[Sophie – on semi-hiatus✌]

I’m in! Though I’ve jumped the gun a bit as I’m currently reading it:)

[spoko]

I read it some time ago, and I won’t be re-reading it, but will definitely be following/joining the conversation.

[Quinty (Taylor's Version)]

I read it in 2022 but I'm planning on re-reading it to see if my opinion has changed

[Tori]

I loved Circe, so my expectations are pretty high for this one!

[aPriL does feral sometimes]

I liked it, but I was at first not sure if I would since after a couple of chapters, I realized it was more YA and not much like the extremely high-end and complex Homer’s The Iliad.

[Jan]

Circe was painful for me. I do not like mythology so I will pass on this one.

[Ashleigh]

I struggled with Circe. I am going to try and read a fiction mythology by another author and see if it wasn't the genre that I disliked.