A review by fangirlsread
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

4.5

This was really poetic and beautiful, and while it has been well over a decade (probably 2) since I read the Illiad, I remembered enough to really love the foreshadowing ("What has Hector ever done to me?"). There was not as much romance as I anticipated based on people gushing about it (it's very subtle, and while it's not exactly closed door, it's pretty much literary fiction minimal reference open door), but the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, while subtle at times, is still meaningful. I also ADORED how Miller describes Thetis, and everything about her (even though she is still very much Patroclus' antagonist). It's also always nice when a story shows just how idiotic Agamemnon is. 
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