thoughts on The Song Of Achilles?

[Mya :))]

Does it live up to the hype?

[Anna]

the first 100 pages were slow but once you got past it, it was an amazing read and it was so fun. the ending was so soul crushing and I read it maybe a year ago but think about it almost every day. the writing was beautiful the romance was perfect and it touched the soul in ways most books really haven't. it was so worth it

[hazel]

LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITES 😭

[bailey grace]

it was slow at first but once you get to the plot, it will definitely be one of your favorite books. i sobbed and always recommend it to people. one of my favs!

[Vanessa]

its like definitely one of my favorite books!!! i sobbed more than i thought i was😭😭

[Victoria ‎♡‧₊˚]

Imma be the complete opposite then from these other comments, and to be completely truthful, I was so bored😭✋ I’m sorry I just have to say it, it got interesting at like the last 50 pages of the book. Good book if you wanna cry though I will be honest about that.

[Tess]

i stopped halfway through tbh :( i wanted to understand the hype but i got so bored

[Mpia]

It was a little slow at first but I ended up loving it. But I always thought of it as a book inspired by the story of the Trojan War, Achilles and Patroclus. I have studied the Iliad in school and I can say that the characters are completely different from the original. Their personalities were changed in order to be more appealing to the readers, because in the original everyone was more ruthless and merciless. In this book Patroclus was portrayed as a weak medic while Achilles was portrayed as caring and as someone who didn't like war. In the Iliad, Patroclus was a formidable warrior, second in the Myrmidones only to Achilles, who fought in every battle in the chariot next to Achilles. Achilles in the Iliad was a merciless, arrogant warrior who only cared about his honor. And he did sleep with Briseis; I mean she was one of the prizes he won. I don't count something as a retelling if everything has changed, even the most important characteristics of someone's personality. So while I did like it, I still think of it as something that was simply inspired by the Iliad, that used the same names but was almost completely different

[Marley]

Im probably gonna make a lot of people mad but I didn’t really like it i mean i see why people like it i just didn’t really connect with the characters and dont know much about greek mythology put i understood the percy jackson series perfectly fine so i thought i would understand this perfectly fine but i was so confused the entire time sooo yeah

[nourr ♡ •｡ꪆৎ ˚⋅]

ngl I couldn't finish it, I tried to give it my best, but no, it wasn't for me. but yes, it's a little slow, just like everybody said. You just have to be patient while you are reading the first 100 pages or less (I can't remember)

[Stacey]

I'm an ancient Greek historical fiction nerd. It's slow to start but once the war starts it gets more interesting.

Honestly this book broke me 😩😿

[Pierce Samuel ✞︎ (My Girlfriend's Ver.)]

Literally my favorite book of all time. I LOVEE Greek Mythology, AND Queer books, so that was an automatic win. It starts off kinda dragging it, but once you get in the flow of things it is paced pretty well. Plus, I think it being slow at first symbolizes Patroclus's life and how it was slow and felt like every day was a chore before he met Patroclus

[Asiuol]

It's a pretty book. From what I remember, it was quite lyrical, and the style was definitely Homer-inspired. It felt like it was missing some rawness for me. The focus was definitely the romance, so it's up to you if you enjoy those types of stories.

[Shadow girlie (Aelin’s version)]

God yes. It’s 🤌🏼

[marguerite]

beautifully written but it was so hard for me to finish it😭

[andy]

OMG im rereading it right now and trust me its just as amazing as the first time (its the third time rereading)

i understand that some people don't enjoy it the way i do, and thats fine, hope u give it a chance tho<33

[marguerite]

beautiful writing but it was really slow😭

[Andrija]

Anna wrote: "the first 100 pages were slow but once you got past it, it was an amazing read and it was so fun. the ending was so soul crushing and I read it maybe a year ago but think about it almost every day...."

I.... thank you for this... Im at the first 100 pages and its moving at a glacial pace...... I just gotta power through it...

[Dee]

this is a gentle reminder that I have this sitting waiting to be read! books are so patient : )

[Markie]

One of my favorite reads of the year... hoping they turn it into a movie !

[Charlotte]

So so so good! Def worth a read, but a little slow at the beginning. I just wish the author had slowed down the ending a little to make it pack more of a punch.
PS. that one quote about being blind and def in another universe is NOT from the book, but from fanfiction abt the book.
PPS. anyone have any requests like this book? (ie. depressing, love story, greek mythology) I know there’s a bunch but I don’t know where to start!

[Leilani]

Honestly I loved that book! I read that book LONGGGG before joining booktok/booktube/bookstagram. Then when I read reviews on here I was sad to see that not a lot of ppl liked it

It’s okay tho bc I loved it 🫶🏻

[Jess]

I haven't read it but i have read circe it was amazing if you haven't read it you definitely should