Review by pjstudies - The Song of Achilles

pjstudies 's review for:

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

1.75

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

FUCCKCKCKKCKK i cant believe im saying this but dawg.. after rereading i really dont understand how i let so much shit slide during my first read... miller my girl what the fuck is 1. the obsession with feet 2. THE MISOGYNY/???/? i think i was just trying to force the book to live up to the tiktok hype initially but now... can we just. why are the only female characters portrayed as fucking awful? except for briseis who is just infantilised? why is patroclus a whiny little pissbaby? he is literally one of the strongest fighters in the iliad what the FUCK word. anyways... erm sorry madeline i lurv ur prose (minus the foot fetish) but... do better <3

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