Review by kralaa - The Song of Achilles

kralaa 's review for:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

4.25

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really loved this. It slowed down in the middle with Troy's siege but picked back up at the end. Patroclus seemed a little one dimensional but I'm taking that as intentional on the authors part. It's told from Patroclus's point of view and he clearly didn't think very highly of himself.

I think Achilles becoming obsessed with his fame after knowing he won't make it out of Troy. I also liked the point of how many people needlessly died because Achilles was putting off his own death.

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