Reviews

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

liketheverb's review against another edition

4.0

"In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun." Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. An incredible and refreshing pastiche in true homeric fashion, The Song of Achilles is a testament to the dangers of hubris and the high price one pays for glory. With prose so stunning and lyrical you'd mistake it for poetry, The Song of Achilles pays tribute to the past with the taste of the future. Just like Patroclus, "I listened to every word, imagining it was a story only. As if it were dark figures on an urn he spoke of instead of men."

rynrealmwalker's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bexlrose's review

4.0

Very well written and a good story...I didn't always enjoy reading it because essentially it's a love story and a war story and I don't like either, but it was a beautiful love story, and the war element was very well done also. I really liked that it was a homosexual love story as I think that's something that is very often ignored when talking of the ancient myths and legends. 3.5 stars.

evehatfield's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I think I’ll be emotionally ok if I just never think about this book again.

kremmy's review against another edition

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

tonima's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

emeszee's review

5.0

"In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun."
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This book was absolutely fantastic. There are legitimately no words that express how good this book is, WHAT.

lydiahess's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.75

lonely_queer's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-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

5.0

katieohead's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0