A review by spooderalec
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a slow easy read and written beautifully, it’s just not my favourite type of read. I’m also sad that it made me hate Achilles sosososo much. It’s a book that your mind keeps going back to even if it wasn’t that impactful when you read it. There is a lot of mentions of relationships between adults and minors (which was common in Ancient Greece) throughout the book, which is something I did not expect, and took me by surprise. It couldn’t have hurt to age up some of the background characters that get married off.
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