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A review by ivyninareads
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5.0
Cried. A lot.
This book is one of those rare gems where not a word feels out of place. The prose and descriptions are simply stunning. I had to restrain myself from underlining every other line. The writing was simply gorgeous.
There is so much joy and heartbreak and beauty and pain wrapped up in this treasure trove of a novel. I feel it's almost too hard to describe. Or that any description would be an injustice. Each image was unflinchingly clear. I felt so connected to our main characters. I don't think I could shower this book in enough praise if I tried.
That being said, I did debate rating this novel closer to 4.5 stars. This is because – particularly for the first two thirds of the novel – I felt the pace to be very slow. However, the final 100 pages brought back that .5 of a star and also brought on an onslaught of tears. If words can make me cry, it is safe to say an amazing job has been done on the part of the author.
It deserves all of it's accolades. I can't believe I didn't get around to this sooner.
This book is one of those rare gems where not a word feels out of place. The prose and descriptions are simply stunning. I had to restrain myself from underlining every other line. The writing was simply gorgeous.
There is so much joy and heartbreak and beauty and pain wrapped up in this treasure trove of a novel. I feel it's almost too hard to describe. Or that any description would be an injustice. Each image was unflinchingly clear. I felt so connected to our main characters. I don't think I could shower this book in enough praise if I tried.
That being said, I did debate rating this novel closer to 4.5 stars. This is because – particularly for the first two thirds of the novel – I felt the pace to be very slow. However, the final 100 pages brought back that .5 of a star and also brought on an onslaught of tears. If words can make me cry, it is safe to say an amazing job has been done on the part of the author.
It deserves all of it's accolades. I can't believe I didn't get around to this sooner.