Madeline Miller's Novel "The Song of Achilles"

Brian L. Baker: This book surprised me. As a reformed college literature major, I had expectations of dryness for this novel. I was very wrong. This book is beautifully written, and the story/legend wonderfully told.

Brilliant.

United States on Jan 04, 2024

Bryn: This is an excellent retelling of the legend of achilles and the truth of his relationship with Patroclus. My emotions were in every page of this book, right along with Patroclus. It's a stunning work and deserves to be heralded as much as Homer's. I look forward to reading more from Madeline Miller.

Canada on Jan 02, 2024

Jutta Klang: Gerne wieder

Germany on Dec 28, 2023

Rita: O livro chegou em ótimas condições!

Spain on Dec 26, 2023

MariaMaria: I got the hardcover book and it so pretty! Not sure about the pages but everything else is great.

United States on Dec 22, 2023

Kindle Customer: This was an interesting story, not good, but interesting. It reads almost like a history report and is kind of boring like a history report. But then I got to the last chapter, and, wow- I couldn't stop crying. It is definitely a piece of writing that will stay with me long after finishing the book.

United States on Dec 16, 2023

WILLIAM: Incroyable reconstitution de la légende d’Achilles qui permet de mesurer la place prise par le héros dans l’imaginaire masculin occidental.

France on Oct 26, 2023

RafaelRafael: Demorou 2 meses para chegar, mas o livro é muito bom

Brazil on Oct 01, 2023

Michelle L. Beck: When I was in high school (mid 80’s) Greek mythology (Iliad/Odyssey) was required reading. I tortured myself for hours attempting to understand the heavily worded passages filled with war and death. So, when my book club member picked “The Song of Achilles”, I read the summary and feared that it would be difficult to start, never-mind finish. And while I love to read, this didn’t seem like a book I would have selected or enjoyed. Yes, I like movies like “300” and “Gladiator”, and TV shows like “Spartacus”, but was I really ready to voluntarily enter the world of the Trojan war? Guess what? I did and I really, really liked it. The language was not difficult to understand, and the novel was not so heavily worded that I had to reread the passages over and over. The writing was simple (of course I stumbled over some of the names) and filled with new and inventive plot possibilities. But the most interesting thing about this story is how the story is told. We see the rise and fall of Achilles, through the eyes of his companion/lover, Patroclus.

Exiled Prince, Patroclus, meets Achilles when he is sent to live with King Peleus. Achilles is the son of Peleus and...

United States on Sep 07, 2019

Jillian Quinn: Originally posted on my blog at https://rantandraveaboutbooks.com/2016/07/29/the-song-of-achilles-fate-fury-and-friendship-make-for-a-rave-review/

First, I think it’s important to mention that The Iliad is my favorite book, so my connection to the characters and this story is much deeper than most. I read The Iliad in 2001 and have since been obsessed with all things Greek mythology as well as anything related to the Trojan War. I’ve read The Iliad a total of six times in its entirety, so when I read The Song of Achilles, a work of historical fiction based on the book, I was completely blow away. I can’t remember the last time I stared at the last page of a novel and felt that satisfied.

I recently wrote a post about The Iliad if you want to learn more about the original and the modern-day spin I added to it. We read The Song of Achilles as our Book of the Month for Hype or Like Friday, a Goodreads group I co-created with Britt and Larkin, and I’m looking forward to reading the reviews. If you’re a member of the group or have reviewed this book in the past, feel free to share the link to your review in the comments.

I often switch up my review style,...

United States on Oct 03, 2016