A review by lily47270
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Patroclus you are too nice and innocent for this world

The last 2hours or so disappointed me a bit mostly because I was just yelling at the character that they where obviously doing exactly what would bring their death, but that's just Greek mythology being Greek mythology 🥲😭
Prophecies fulfilling themselves


Also I'm thinking about Delo and Griff from The Aurelian Cycle trilogy, whose quotes where inspired by Patroclus and Achilles, and their ending quote
"In this corner of the earth that is mine, I will read poetry and grow old in love.
Let them sing of others."
That's what Achilles and Patroclus would've had if they hadn't chosen his fame