The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

4.35 AVERAGE

lilcatlovingactress's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-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: Yes
The most immersive book I’ve read this year and easily one of my favorites! I keep hovering between 4.75 and 5 stars (I feel like I need to read more in this genre to properly assess). Naturally, this story was devastating.
So I knew a little bit about Achilles and Patroclus but not much. I did NOT know that P died first and that killed me inside to watch A’s descent from there. To watch his grief and also P narrating from the afterlife?? Insane, in the best way.
I didn’t know what to do with myself afterwards so I cried for a while then called a friend. Due to my mental stability, I’m looking for another book to wreck me. I would ask for recommendations but my TBR is 700+ books long so I’m sure I’ll find something. 
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dorina_x's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

allison_k's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Complicated
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gbradshaw0313's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

parthogenic's review against another edition

4.25
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurmarie17's review against another edition

5.0
slow-paced

_zh57's review against another edition

4.0
4.5 stars

cenobikers's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rschade's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

casperella's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Well this version is closer to being more accurate to the time it takes place, there wasn't much that was new to this version of the tale.