Reviews - The Song of Achilles

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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

4.35 AVERAGE

tiffanybrito's review

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kelsids's review

4.5

emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pantsonfyah's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaitnorth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amberr_rose's review against another edition

5.0

not sure ill ever read anything quite like this again

jessibri's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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

mrlukens's review against another edition

5.0

Homer's Iliad begins, "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus and its devastation..." Madeline Miller shows us the Greek hero Achilles BEFORE he was consumed by devastating rage. A well-loved son of a human father and a water nymph/goddess, both of whom adore and protect him, Achilles never knows want or frustration. A prince, the son of a powerful king, he receives easy deference from everyone. As a beautiful boy, he is universally admired. He is undeniably the best warrior of his or any generation, a fate that had been predicted for him. So what does he have to be enraged about? His companion Patroclus, the narrator of "The Song of Achilles," makes it plain how the golden boy blessed by fate at every turn becomes a man whose towering rage knows no limit. Madeline Miller makes the world of ancient Greece leap to life.