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A review by samanthaardenlockheart
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5.0
Well, this book was very wonderful, but I don't think I'm the biggest fan of the writing style. The romance between Patroclus and Achilles made up for that—which was the only reason I was reading this book anyways. It was emotional and beautiful. Below, I write some quotes from the book so please STOP reading this review here to avoid spoilers.
One of my favourite poetic lines from the book are these:
(1) "He is half of my soul, as the poets say."
(2) "I stared at him, straight as a spear stabbing the sky. I could not find the words that would reach him. Perhaps there were none. The grey sand, the grey sky, and my mouth, parched and bare. It felt like the end of all things. He would not fight. The men would die, his honour with it. No mitigation, no mercy. Yet, still, my mind scrambled in its corners, desperate, hoping to find the thing that might soften him."
(3) "There is no fame greater than this—you will prove to them that your phantom is more powerful than Agamemmnon's whole army."
(4) "The yearning for him is like hunger, hollowing me. Somewhere his soul waits, but it is nowhere I can reach. Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free. His ashes settle among mine, and I feel nothing."
*cries*
One of my favourite poetic lines from the book are these:
(1) "He is half of my soul, as the poets say."
(2) "I stared at him, straight as a spear stabbing the sky. I could not find the words that would reach him. Perhaps there were none. The grey sand, the grey sky, and my mouth, parched and bare. It felt like the end of all things. He would not fight. The men would die, his honour with it. No mitigation, no mercy. Yet, still, my mind scrambled in its corners, desperate, hoping to find the thing that might soften him."
(3) "There is no fame greater than this—you will prove to them that your phantom is more powerful than Agamemmnon's whole army."
(4) "The yearning for him is like hunger, hollowing me. Somewhere his soul waits, but it is nowhere I can reach. Bury us, and mark our names above. Let us be free. His ashes settle among mine, and I feel nothing."
*cries*