A review by tansypansy
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

5.0

this book my god. hearbreak has never been more beautiful. it sucks u in but in such a meaningful way that u still love the book sm just cuz its so well done despite ur heart being in absolute pieces. also omg the fanart for patrolichelles is soso good. ive always been super interested in greek mythology (although the more i learn about the rapists and murderers and absolute assholes that are the gods the more murders i wanna commit) every since PJO. so yes that aspect of it was super cool, especially w it being the centered around the famous achilles. amazing amazing writing style i dont know how to explain it but its like every word washes over u in the most perfect way and its so clear how well thought out every single thing is. it describes characters and their relationships in the most pure and brilliant way. speaking of the characters. speaking of the characters SPOILER ALERT i wanted to fucking jump into the book and get achilles’s head out of his stupid ass. patrolacus is an absolute sweetheart and deservs the absolute world and yet still got stuck with this delusional dumbass. like i get u love him but maybe kick some sense back into him???? like seriously sir literally caused so many deaths cuz of his stupid ego and glory like what the actual hell. i also hated a lot of the other characters but i was supposed to and like yeah so much rage but so worth it