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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really thought my childhood and adolescent love and obsession with Greek mythology would spare me the trauma of this book. I really thought it wouldn't affect me that strongly because I already knew how everything would end. Boy was I delulu. I am distraught. Wrecked. This was beautiful and tragic. Literally still crying as I type this. Just leave me here to die.
this is such a beautifully written book oh my god. at first i was gonna give it four stars but the last page made me fall in love with it. the progression of Achilles and Patroclus relationship was unlike any other i’ve read.
emotional
sad
tense
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
I honestly fell in love with both characters I cried a bit in the end.. how beautiful.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Now that I’ve returned to the novel, I see all the foreshadowing and the composition of it all so much more elegantly. Achilles’s character is consistent, even in his descent. Still one of the most if not the most passionate stories of love that I have ever read, though I will say that it is not quite as poetic as I remembered. More than that, I applaud the depiction of Achilles, both man and child, charismatic yet distant, and impossibly beautiful. It is impossible to doubt that Patroclus is the only thing he has ever loved.
Ok now time for the incoherent spiel Achilles best boyfriend ever because he don’t give a fuck okay??? He don’t give a fuck about his daddy his mummy Chiron the other kings he just cares about Patroclus ,,, and loves Patroclus even though everyone wants him not to !! He loves Patroclus even when no one else thinks he should (even Patroclus himself) and loves Patroclus more than anything ! Even his reputation is nothing in the end compared to avenging Patroclus, hanging on to his corpse, etc. i think that’s one of my fave parts about Achilles — his complete disregard for everyone else but himself and the things he cares about, which sounds awful but idk I quite like it. Along with his innocence of character sigh it’s just a very good personality.
Ok now time for the incoherent spiel Achilles best boyfriend ever because he don’t give a fuck okay??? He don’t give a fuck about his daddy his mummy Chiron the other kings he just cares about Patroclus ,,, and loves Patroclus even though everyone wants him not to !! He loves Patroclus even when no one else thinks he should (even Patroclus himself) and loves Patroclus more than anything ! Even his reputation is nothing in the end compared to avenging Patroclus, hanging on to his corpse, etc. i think that’s one of my fave parts about Achilles — his complete disregard for everyone else but himself and the things he cares about, which sounds awful but idk I quite like it. Along with his innocence of character sigh it’s just a very good personality.
En la oscuridad, dos figuras alargan los brazos a través de una penumbra espesa y penosa. Y cuando las manos se tocan, se derrama la luz de cien urnas doradas, por las que el sol parece salir a borbotones.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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