A review by solaris_zip
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The writing is so beautiful done. It flows like water. It’s not heavy, even if I must say the first chapters are a bit slow and what got me to leave the book untouched for the last two years💀 but, as you get into the story, narrated by Patroclus, we see the before, the during and the after the war. We see the beauty of their friendship, how it was always underline that from day one they had something more than just a friendship. How with the years it changed and shaped into something completely different and fulfilling. The book is a retailing so of course, is not 100% accurate to the myth, but, there are so many version of the myth itself out there. So despite the changes, it’s a pleasant and enjoyable work of fiction that really gets you hooked as you keep turning page after page. Chapter after chapter. You feel the way love hurts, you feel it in your bones the ache both Achilles and Patroclus felt. The way their love is so strong that it hurts. How

when at the end before he finally got buried with Achilles, how Patroclus was hurting and ache for his beloved. It a straight to the point, crude and on some levels hard book.

 I cannot recommend it enough.