emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was entertaining but there was something about the way it was told that made me not care about the characters. It had almost a detached voice. 
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Magnifico e commovente, oltre ogni dire.
Madeline Miller mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso, è riuscita a cavar fuori dai miti antichi e dall’Iliade stessa un romanzo che non è semplice ricopiaticcio, non è amalgama confuso e fuorviante, e allo stesso tempo esula dalle informazioni in nostro possesso, dalle fonti e dalle letture incrociate. Integra tutto questo con dignità e consapevolezza. Insomma: un romanzo moderno di ottima fattura.
E, finalmente, è stata resa giustizia alla voce (per quanto romanzata) del buon Patroclo, Philtatos - il più amato. Cosa sarebbe stato Achille senza Patroclo, e cosa Patroclo senza Achille?
adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

first of greek related books i've always wanted to read and it did not disappoint !!! i loved every part of it and it makes me regret why i didn't read it sooner

A beautiful tragic love affair. Madeline Miller was able to transform an all too familiar epic into a deeply emotional and fresh new tale. We're exposed to a different side of a Trojan war - where the battlefield doesn't only take place on the beaches of Troy but in the hearts of men. Patroclus and Achilles will forever be my favorite couple in Greek mythology.
emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No