***Note: this post assumes that you've read the book.*** One-sentence summary: You will never root more fervently for two characters who can't possibly have a happy ending than in this fine novel. Brava, Madeline Miller. I loved The Song of Achilles--it was among my top three books of 2012. The...
An engaging, quick read despite the fact that the POV character, Patroclus (Achilles' main squeeze) is terribly passive, nothing much happens, and the majority of the narrative is given over to lovey-dovey navel gazing (which usually makes me want to scoop my eyes out with a spork). *Snerk* I'm not ...
Rating: 3.5/5Summary: It is a retelling of parts from the Iliad from the point of view of Patroclus, a minor character in Homer’s epic. Patroclus, an exiled prince, was shipped to live and train as a soldier under another king. There he met prince Achilles; they become friends and fall in love. They...
I honestly wouldn't expect me to be very coherent in this review. It's been a couple of weeks since I finished The Song of Achilles, and I'm still having a breakdown over it. Thanks a lot, Tatum. I both love and hate Tatum for sending me this. she knows how I love my mythology, and how Ancient Histo...
This book is a beautifully-written romance that revives The Iliad from a fresh perspective. I admit that I barely remembered the details of the siege of Troy or of Achilles's life from when I had studied Greek mythology in 9th grade. I certainly didn't remember Patroclus. But I love stories like the...
Patroclus and Achilles. Historians have argued over whether they were friends, lovers or relatives. In Miller's retelling of the classic Iliad, they are companions/lovers. The story is told from the narration of Patroclus. A whiny, wimpy young boy. How can the mighty Achilles fall for such a perso...
Wow. This was a lovely book. I thought the reader of the audiobook did a great job, although the voice he used for Odysseus was both annoying and too distinctive, giving the game away at one point where the author had intended the identity of the speaker to be a mystery. I had wondered how the book...
I read this one for the book club. It's a retelling of pre-Iliad and Iliad events through the eyes of Patroclus, Achilles' childhood friend and later comrade and lover. It's pretty bad when my favorite characters end up being Thetis, Achilles' sea goddess mother, and Chiron, the boys' centaur teache...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
