The song of Achilles: Madeline Miller By Madeline Miller

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A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics listThe god touches his finger to the arrow?s fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air ? as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles? back.Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

I originally bought this book because I love reading about ancient Greece and mythology and from the description on the back of the book i though i was byuing a modern retelling of the Trojan war. I was very mistaken. The book is a cheap homosexual romance between Achilles Madeline Miller Så bra bok! Jag och min bokklubb läste denna tillsammans och vi tyckte alla den va mycket bra. 9/10 Madeline Miller Great book to read Madeline Miller …the classic tiktok overhype of books Madeline Miller The beginning is good but towards the middle it’s pretty slow and you might wonder if it’ll live up to the hype but once you enter the ending it’s just so intense and emotional and it’s an experience! I loved it! Madeline Miller

This is one of my favourite books of all time. I've actually got quite a few copies and just purchased the new classic cover release because it's beautiful. This story is a re telling and very readable version of a classic myth from the Illiad. Miller's prose breathes life and very relatable romance into this myth in a way that will grip you. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who loves greek myths, to people studying classics and to people who ever wondered how long men have been loving men. Its a real work of art and one that's so easy to read again and again. It's also a great time to re read miller because she's about to release her second book (FINALLY). Also Miller knows what she's talking about and her work is heavily researched and intelligent so for all those hoping it's not a sloppy mistelling of a Greek myth it's absolutely not. I wish i could read it for the first time again. Madeline Miller Dels var det ett klistermärke på baksidan som inte gick bort OCH boken hade typ ingen handling Madeline Miller I didn't choose to read this book. It was chosen for me as a book club read. I don't like books about mythology (school in the 1960s put me off for life.) Or ancient history, or wars in any period of history, apart from maybe the two world wars. So, I bought this book with trepidation, not knowing what to expect. I didn't quite believe all the good reviews, and thought I would hate it.I actually loved it. This is a beautifully written, very descriptive book. It was easy to read, and a real page turner. I felt that I learned a lot about ancient Greece and the Trojan war. I can't fully remember the story of Achilles from school (it has been erased from my memory, along with Jason and the Argonauts, and the Minotaur) but I loved this re telling and couldn't put the book down. The simple, striking cover is beautiful too and I would thoroughly recommend this book. A wonderful read. Madeline Miller O único ponto fraco desse livro é que ele é muito fraco pra ser tão caro, as páginas são de jornal, mas a capa é muito bonita e meio resistente. Quanto a história, meu único arrependimento foi ter lido tão rápido. Se vcs querem um livro pra chorar e sofrer, esse é o livro. O inglês é um pouco difícil, mas nada impossível de ser lido. Madeline Miller A very short review, I'm afraid. Not worthy of this book.Does this count as historical, or mythological, or pure fantasy? Don't care brilliant, brilliant book. It was positively painful to read it if I'm honest but I couldn't put it down. One of those books that I felt a true and consuming sense of loss for a few days after reading it. Recommended to EVERYONE. Madeline Miller