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A review by songmingi
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
I had heard lots of people rave about this book, how tragic it was and how it was one of the best things they ever read. I am happy to say I'm also someone who is going to join the tsoa fanclub.
I honestly dont know where to start with this book, I dont know there is so many words in my head and heart but none of them seem fitting. Yet I feel the need to share my thoughts right away while it is all fresh in my head.
If I were to describe the pacing of this story it's like a slow poison, there are moments in this book that are sickeningly sweet and tender. There are moments where it's so peaceful and serene and you begin think maybe you too can find peace in a mundane life. However the last few pages of this book are so painful, so incredibly intense and painful. I had to put the book down several times to process everything. Everytime I felt like the poison had finally done me enough damage, it seemed to find it's way further into my system. My very heart ached.
The writing of this book is so beautiful, I dont think there was quite any other way to have told this story more beautifully. I have never wanted to annotate a book before but there is so much of this book i want to revisit over and over.
I felt it in my very core that patroclus and achilles were meant to be together. No matter how less than ordinary patroclus may feel he is, he is in my eyes just as much of an awe inspiring character as achilles. He loves and loves, he tries to make those around him flourish. He was genuinely just as incredible as achilles. There were parts I felt frustrated by them both, especially Achilles but to me it adds to their depth of character they are not defined by one single trait and also not simply by each other.
Its been awhile since I've read something that has blown me away to this extent. I feel like I've been filled with passion and also emptied out of my emotional strength.
The Song of Achilles is worth every second spent reading it.
I honestly dont know where to start with this book, I dont know there is so many words in my head and heart but none of them seem fitting. Yet I feel the need to share my thoughts right away while it is all fresh in my head.
If I were to describe the pacing of this story it's like a slow poison, there are moments in this book that are sickeningly sweet and tender. There are moments where it's so peaceful and serene and you begin think maybe you too can find peace in a mundane life. However the last few pages of this book are so painful, so incredibly intense and painful. I had to put the book down several times to process everything. Everytime I felt like the poison had finally done me enough damage, it seemed to find it's way further into my system. My very heart ached.
The writing of this book is so beautiful, I dont think there was quite any other way to have told this story more beautifully. I have never wanted to annotate a book before but there is so much of this book i want to revisit over and over.
I felt it in my very core that patroclus and achilles were meant to be together. No matter how less than ordinary patroclus may feel he is, he is in my eyes just as much of an awe inspiring character as achilles. He loves and loves, he tries to make those around him flourish. He was genuinely just as incredible as achilles. There were parts I felt frustrated by them both, especially Achilles but to me it adds to their depth of character they are not defined by one single trait and also not simply by each other.
Its been awhile since I've read something that has blown me away to this extent. I feel like I've been filled with passion and also emptied out of my emotional strength.
The Song of Achilles is worth every second spent reading it.