A review by mikkiokko
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The writing in this book–especially at the end–is SUBLIME! I need more of it!!! And look, please don't kill me, but the ending of this book is what made me like this book so so much. It was exactly what the ending should have been, and a part of it did genuinely surprise me and flip my thinking on its head. And for so long I was just in an out of body experience of existential dread until the last paragraph. Again, SUBLIME! This is the second mythology retelling I've read and oh my god do I need more!!!!! I love it! 

Finally–screw that Pyrrhus kid. I don't care that he's twelve, that little shit is a murderous egotistical sociopath and is easily the most terrifying part of this book. 
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