hi everyone
happy thursday today i’m going to be talking about a book i read recently: song of achilles by madeleine miller first, a spoiler-free, calm and composed review song of achilles is definitely one of the best books i’ve ever read. i read circe, another book by the same author, a little bit over a year ago and i loved it. ever since then, i’ve been wanting to read her other books. also, if you’ve been anywhere near the book side of the internet, you’ll know that song of achilles has been getting rave reviews for years now. i’ve literally never heard any bad review of it. and i’m here to add to the hype. READ SONG OF ACHILLES. it literally changed my life. if you didn’t know, it’s a retelling of the trojan war from achilles’ bestie/companion/boyfriend patroclus’ perspective. and instead of them just being ‘close friends’ (i one read a retelling where they were referred to as ‘good chums’), it’s about them being in love. but to be honest, ‘in love’ doesn’t really cut it. they ARE love. the story spans from when patroclus and achilles met in achilles’ home palace to when achilles (SPOILER ALERT but not really since it’s a very well-known legend) dies. the writing is incredibly beautiful. i normally don’t like romance books, but this one was just so compelling and moving and beautiful that i devoured it. i don’t really know how to describe it, so here’s a quote from the book: “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” like?? excuse me?? anyways yeah five stars from me. loved it. please read it. okay now we’re moving into spoiler territory BEWARE listen song of achilles was just ugh anyways yeah THE ENDINGGGG i was literally sobbing the final quote? the two shadows meeting?? and at the end thetis and patroclus bonding over their undying love for achilles even after he died UGH that got me emotional THEY HATED EACH OTHER BUT WHEN ACHILLES DIED THEY HAD NO ONE i was crying at 3am i was so mad at achilles when he didn’t try to save briseis from menelaus she was such a girlboss the book was just so ugh i don’t theres not a word for how amazing and beautiful and moving and gorgeous it was its indescribable “I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.” I LOVE THIS BOOK i love love this book is just so my favorite part was when they were living with chiron cause there were no problems i loved how patroclus continued to narrate even after he died because he hadn’t had the proper burial rites that was such a cool detailllll actually that was probably my faovrite part and it justified why he was still narrating it was gorgeousssss i hated pyrrhus he was awful ALSO HE WAS LITERALLY 12 like??? achilles was kinda mid jk jk dont come for me it kinda gave jeo but like x1000 saddest death: patroclus cause of how achilles reacted least sad death: idk thetis kinda slayed ngl normally i hate sex scenes but i didnt mind these so much idk they were like poetry the whole book was like poetry deidameia did not eat when she was flirting with achilles during the dance i thought she was gay but then she wasnt it was disappointing the fanart of this books is awesome i wish we had gotten to see helen but also i liked the symbolism of fighting a war for a woman they never met achilles is like a sunset and patroclus is like right before and right after a sunset okay with that i will be ending this post read song of achilles slay *woks away*
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aj
10/11/2022 06:05:49 am
(spoilers) holy shit i loved htis so fucking much
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