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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
*gulps in FEAR*
I am... underwhelmed?
I went into The Song of Achilles expecting a lot more than I feel I finished with. Everyone else I know cried and/or experienced intense pain while reading and I just, didn’t?
I knew of the basics of the story of Achilles and Patroclus, and what I didn’t know already I could see coming a mile away in this story.
Their younger years were- or at least felt- drawn out a little more than the ten entire years they were at war?? Everything just sorta felt bland and inevitable towards the end. Am I missing something?? Am I broken?
I have definitely cried at books and I am not a person who lacks emotions or tears when I’m moved- but I didn’t really have anything for this novel.
Don’t get me wrong, it is beautifully written and I was completely enthralled in the story and all. I just feel like I’m missing out on the emotion or something here.
If you love Greek stories (*cough* tragedies *cough*) I definitely recommend it. And, if you’re like many people who have read this, have tissues ready!
TW: mentions of r*pe, abuse, death, blood, murder, war stuff
I am... underwhelmed?
I went into The Song of Achilles expecting a lot more than I feel I finished with. Everyone else I know cried and/or experienced intense pain while reading and I just, didn’t?
I knew of the basics of the story of Achilles and Patroclus, and what I didn’t know already I could see coming a mile away in this story.
Their younger years were- or at least felt- drawn out a little more than the ten entire years they were at war?? Everything just sorta felt bland and inevitable towards the end. Am I missing something?? Am I broken?
I have definitely cried at books and I am not a person who lacks emotions or tears when I’m moved- but I didn’t really have anything for this novel.
Don’t get me wrong, it is beautifully written and I was completely enthralled in the story and all. I just feel like I’m missing out on the emotion or something here.
If you love Greek stories (*cough* tragedies *cough*) I definitely recommend it. And, if you’re like many people who have read this, have tissues ready!
TW: mentions of r*pe, abuse, death, blood, murder, war stuff