A review by eunegie
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

5.0

At first, I didn't want to read this book. I mean, I saw it everywhere and it seemed overhyped I guess. But one day, while I was scrolling on Pinterest I saw a quote. THE quote:

“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.”

And then I knew I had to read it. I saw some actually hated this book, I can understand why.
But spoiler alert. I loved it.

I read it in English, which is not my first language, and I loved every bit of this book. It was beautifully written, and god I loved the characters so much.
Odysseus and his sass and spirit. Achilles and his pride and love. Thetis that I hated and loved at the same time. And Patroclus, I would hug him if I could. I think that telling the story from his point of view was a great move from the author. It was amazing. The last chapter broke me. I would give everything just to read it for the first time again and again.

I cried. I cried a lot. Yet I want to read this book again.

For those who cried, this one is for you:

"Go," she says. "He waits for you." <3