A review by leduyhxxng
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

5.0

this book is a journey, a rough one. i went from total denial to resigned forbearance. id known beforehand that im diving headfirst into a tragedy (which usually isnt my style). i know there will be heartbreak and loss; worse still these had never been what ive brought much into my life, so reading the book has tormented me over and over and over. but im in love with the book. and this may jumpstart a venture into tragedies for me. i love it for how beautifully it was written, how human the characters were portrayed, how the world was so deftly built through wording and pacing so so so clever.

i noticed my body twitching and aching for the needlessly blood-spattered plot. i wonder, whats with the bloodshed? does it matter? and who gets to decide whose life? too vicious, too much. im supposed to go to bed, even more so after the seven consecutive hours of binging every single word. im tired, but i want more to keep it raw and real. i had fun. a lot of it.