A review by emilieboeger
The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Found the pacing too slow at times and then too fast at others. The story is set in an incredibly sexist society and the casual tone in which women are mentioned as property is disturbing. 
The writing is very beautiful and poetic but in a very digestable way. However it prevented me from really disappearing into the story. Found the characters quite hard to relate to which in the beginning was interesting but towards the end just made it hard to be invested in the story.
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