A review by nutmegandpumpkin
The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I enjoyed this book a lot, though not as much as Circe.
There were a couple sections that dragged and I was thinking about giving it 3.75 stars BUT THE WAY MILLER DID THE ENDING BUMPED UP MY RATING!! I absolutely loved how she did the final section of the book and I did not expect it.
Like I knew the story of Achilles and Patroclus so I was curious to see how she was going to deal with that and the fact that
There were a couple sections that dragged and I was thinking about giving it 3.75 stars BUT THE WAY MILLER DID THE ENDING BUMPED UP MY RATING!! I absolutely loved how she did the final section of the book and I did not expect it.
Like I knew the story of Achilles and Patroclus so I was curious to see how she was going to deal with that and the fact that
Spoiler
we get Patroclus’ pov after he’s died is very cool and I really enjoyed that aspect
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Medical content and Sexual content
Minor: Rape, Child death, Cursing, Pregnancy, Self harm, Animal death, Classism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery