Reviews

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

purple_alien_'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? N/A

5.0

brettbennett's review against another edition

2.0

Did I read a different book than everyone else here??? There was nothing special about this! It wasn't very interesting, it was quite repetitive and boring, and there was honestly NOTHING SPECIAL about it. I'm so confused how so many people rated this 5 stars. It's practically rated the same as Lord of the Rings and ACOMAF which are both in another league than this book. It wasn't trash by any means, but I am shocked by the high ratings and gushing reviews. I'm so glad I checked out from the library and didn't buy it, and now I'm worried about Circe which I did purchase... man. I've now learned not to trust GoodReads ratings. :(

aaayuuushiii's review

fast-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

4.75

lucyylpz03's review against another edition

5.0

I cried like a little b*tch at the end.

juice_box's review

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

calebmatthews's review against another edition

4.0

I think I had too high expectations for this book. It wasn’t as good as I hoped it would be. The way this author writes is phenomenal.

psams's review

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

mdangelo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

alicebv1995's review against another edition

5.0

“I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.”

Best book I’ve read in a long time. The love Patroclus and Achilles have was so vulnerable and beautiful, and the ending had me in tears. I will absolutely be rereading this one in the future.

rafdee13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I listened to this audiobook a long time ago, but I remember the feelings it evocked in me. I was curled up in the backseat of a car, ripping down a rainforest road, listening to the best audiobook performance I've ever heard. That shit was so good.