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The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles

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  • Author：Madeline Miller
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Summary

Greece in the age of Heroes。 Patroclus， an awkward young prince， has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia。 Here he is nobody， just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son， Achilles。

Achilles， “best of all the Greeks，” is everything Patroclus is not—strong， beautiful， the child of a goddess—and by all rights their paths should never cross。 Yet one day， Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative connection gives way to a steadfast friendship。 As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine， their bond blossoms into something far deeper—despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis， a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals。

Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles。 When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped， the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name。 Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny， Achilles joins their cause。 Torn between love and fear for his friend， Patroclus follows Achilles into war， little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned， everything they hold dear。 And that， before he is ready， he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate。

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original， this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination， a devastating love story， and an almighty battle between gods and kings， peace and glory， immortal fame and the human heart。

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Reviews

Luke V ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow wow wow。 Spell binding。 You don't need to know the classics （I don't） to appreciate the writing and the story。 Both Achilles and Patroclus are well developed characters who you care about and root for （and also get angry with）， and the final pages， and Patroclus wish to be reunited with Achilles in death， are as moving a saga as you'll ever read。 Wow wow wow。 Spell binding。 You don't need to know the classics （I don't） to appreciate the writing and the story。 Both Achilles and Patroclus are well developed characters who you care about and root for （and also get angry with）， and the final pages， and Patroclus wish to be reunited with Achilles in death， are as moving a saga as you'll ever read。 。。。more

Mariana Cerda ，

Wow， simplemente wow。La vdd no me había atrapado mucho en la primera mitad， tardé algunos días en leer las primeras 150 págs。 Pero el resto me las leí EN UN SOLO DÍA。 El final me deja con tristeza y shock a la vez， aún siento que tengo lágrimas en los ojos la verdad jajaja。

Krishna Thiagarajan ，

4。5/5…this was hella good and has me hyped for Circe :）

Emily Felker ，

Heartbroken

Emma ，

"Wow" was the first word that came to my mind when I finished the book。 Just wow。 This was written so beautifully， the phrasing， the descriptions， all with astonishing elegance and creativity。 And， honestly， if I can write like Madeline Miller， my life is complete。 Literally。 How people have spoken back then， their vocabulary， their language has always been intriguing to me， and that is partially why I enjoyed reading this book。 However for the most part， I loved this book because there's so muc "Wow" was the first word that came to my mind when I finished the book。 Just wow。 This was written so beautifully， the phrasing， the descriptions， all with astonishing elegance and creativity。 And， honestly， if I can write like Madeline Miller， my life is complete。 Literally。 How people have spoken back then， their vocabulary， their language has always been intriguing to me， and that is partially why I enjoyed reading this book。 However for the most part， I loved this book because there's so much depth to it。 There are so many aspects to consider of how a conflict led to a resolution， of why the character acted in a particular way， and of how human's nature of greediness and pride formed the ending。 I listed a long list of conspiracies to guess the happening of events， but sharing them here would mean spoiling the book， so I'd rather not。 I've never read Greek mythology as much as other genres， but after finishing this book， it has sparked an interest in me。 I adored The Song of Achilles and finishing this book: "I feel like I could eat the world raw" （Miller 98）。 。。。more

Celeste ，

Beautiful and devastating。 Expect it to be written in a higher level of prose， more like poetry。

Grace ，

mingle this book and i's ashes and bury us together。 mingle this book and i's ashes and bury us together。 。。。more

Lauren Manahl ，

AHHHHHHH

els ，

i have nothing to say really i hate gay people so much

Itxa ，

UGH FUCK DKJJHFDFJJKKB ETF CJKUJJHHBKKKKJJJHHGGVVBNKKJJJVLKJJSHITFUVKUGHFYIJBMK

Naz Güngen ，

they had feelings for each other。 the feeling was ✨friendship✨bu kitap o kadar abartıldı ve o kadar övüldü ki hikaye hakkındaki beklentilerim ÇOOOOOK yüksekti， dolayısıyla çok büyük bir heyecanla başladım okumaya。 cidden çok hızlı okunan， her ne kadar anlatılan hikayeyi 7567 farklı kurguda ve bizzat orijinal ilyada'da görmüş olsak da okurken sizi sarıp sarmalayan bir kitap bu kesinlikle。 miller'ın üslubu kitabı etkileyici ve büyüleyici yapan şeylerden biri dolayısıyla。 orada burada gezerken kit they had feelings for each other。 the feeling was ✨friendship✨bu kitap o kadar abartıldı ve o kadar övüldü ki hikaye hakkındaki beklentilerim ÇOOOOOK yüksekti， dolayısıyla çok büyük bir heyecanla başladım okumaya。 cidden çok hızlı okunan， her ne kadar anlatılan hikayeyi 7567 farklı kurguda ve bizzat orijinal ilyada'da görmüş olsak da okurken sizi sarıp sarmalayan bir kitap bu kesinlikle。 miller'ın üslubu kitabı etkileyici ve büyüleyici yapan şeylerden biri dolayısıyla。 orada burada gezerken kitaptan ingilizce kesitler görmüştüm ve çok hoşuma gitmişti， fakat türkçe çeviride nedenini tam tespit edemediğim bir dağınıklık olduğunu düşünüyorum。 bu benim kitaptan puan kırmam gerektirdiğini dahi düşündürdü bana， fakat temelinde sorunun yazarın üslubunda olduğunu sanmıyorum ve sezar'ın hakkı sezar'a diyerek puan kırmıyorum。 genel olarak beklentilerimi karşıladı aslında kitap， uzun süredir bu kadar hızlı bir şekilde bir kitabı bitirmemiştim sanırım。 neredeyse bir gün içinde toplam 6-7 saat kadar bir süre okuyarak kitabı yedim resmen。 bu yüzden kitabın hikaye anlatıcılığının çoook başarılı olduğunu söylemeliyim。 bunun yanında yaratılan karakterlerin de beni çok etkilediğini söylemeden geçemeyeceğim; patroklus'un sessiz gücünün karşısında akhilleus'un çağlayan kudreti， bu gölgelerde yaşayan bir çocuk ile altından daha çok parlayan bir çocuğun arasındaki önce arkadaşlık sonrasında ise kocaman bir aşk hikayesini okumak beni gerçekten çok etkiledi。 şu zamana dek akhilleus ile ilgili bildiğim tüm şeyler ne kadar muhteşem bir savaşçı olduğuydu， onun insani yanını böylesi güzel bir kurguda üstelik aşık bir adam olan patroklus'un gözünden okumak çok keyifliydi。 ayrıca karakterlerin yaşadıkları değişimler， akhilleus'un giderek zalimleşip kendinden uzaklaşması ve patroklus'un bunun karşısında düştüğü ikilemler ve bu ikisi arasındaki ilişkinin evrimleşmesi de çok güzel ele alınmıştı。 genel olarak sunulan karakter portreleri aşırı iyiydi， ilmek ilmek işlenmişti her şey。 böyle efsanevi bir savaşın gidişatının pek de efsanevi bir karakter olmayan （kalbimizde öyle olsa da spartalıların gözünden bakarsak pek müthiş tanımına uymuyor sonuçta） patroklus'un gözünden anlatılması da oldukça hoştu。 ne olacağını biliyordum， tabii ki ağlayacağımı biliyordum， kitabın kapağını kapattığımda içimin acıyacağını biliyordum。 fakat malum olay gerçekleştiğinde inanamadım， sanki binlerce yıllık miti değiştirmem mümkünmüş gibi işler iyi anlamda tersine dönecek diye bekleyerek okudum geri kalanı。 artık en son patroklus thetis'e anılarından bahsederken kendimi kaybetmişim ben。。。 ciddi ciddi içimde cam kırıkları var gibi hissediyorum şu an， toparlanmam için bir süre gerekecek bana。dürüst olmak gerekirse dediğim gibi， çooook büyük beklentilerle kitaba başladığım için kitabı bitirdiğimde akhilleus'un şarkısı'nın ennn favori kitaplarım arasına gireceğini falan bekliyordum。 bu gerçekleşmedi， dolayısıyla ufacık da olsa hayal kırıklığına uğramış olabilirim。 ama bu hikayenin gerçekten yaralayıcı ama aynı zamanda büyüleyici bir yetişkin masalı olduğu gerçeğini değiştirmiyor。 dediğim gibi， benim problemim çeviriyle ilgili de olabilir aslen。 o yüzden bir süre sonra orijinal dilinden okuyarak bu kitap hakkında bende eksik hissettiren şeyi bulmaya çalışacağım。 eksik dediysem bakmayın， ağlayarak yazıyorum şu an bu yorumu。 çok sevdim， çok uzun süre de aklımdan çıkmayacak harika bir hikayeydi。 sadece beklentim kaf dağı'nda olduğu için onun çok azcık birazcık altında kalmış oldu。 herkesin paylaştığı harika alıntıların dışında kitaptan beni -nedense- en çok etkileyen alıntıyı paylaşarak bitirmek istiyorum。 "sence kızmaz mı？"akhilleus biraz durup düşündü。 bu yönüne bayılıyordum。 bir şeyi kaç kere sorarsam sorayım， her defasında ilk kez soruyormuşum gibi cevap veriyordu。 。。。more

Mayra ，

ConmovedorMe encantó el libro。 El amor de Patroclo embellece la historia de Aquiles。 Tiene muchas frases y párrafos que describen la observación de Patroclo con mucha emoción。

Kyle ，

Such a devastatingly beautiful tragedy of two life-long companions。 The descriptions of the intimacy between Patroclus and Achilles is absolutely breathtaking and comes off the page so vividly with such passion that I could not help but fall in love with both of these characters。 What made this book so incredible was simply how “human” these two characters were。 Nothing about them felt cliché or shoddily devised， they were simply nuanced characters with such complex depth to each of them。 By the Such a devastatingly beautiful tragedy of two life-long companions。 The descriptions of the intimacy between Patroclus and Achilles is absolutely breathtaking and comes off the page so vividly with such passion that I could not help but fall in love with both of these characters。 What made this book so incredible was simply how “human” these two characters were。 Nothing about them felt cliché or shoddily devised， they were simply nuanced characters with such complex depth to each of them。 By the finalpages， we are reminded as readers of this incredible depth leading to a flowing of water works from every reader with a heart。 The story and the way Miller is so effortlessly able to capture sometimes complex Greek mythologies into such an easy to follow and beautifully written tale is a feat of itself， regardless of the characters。 This book and everything about it is wonderful， heartbreaking， and beautiful， cannot recommend enough。 。。。more

Natalka ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 stan achilles and patroklos <33333 koniec rozdarł mi serce wielkie nie dla dupka syna achillesa i hate u pyrros

Monika ，

I was forced to read The Illiad in High School， being an epic poem and me bing 15 at the time。 We discussed the relationship between Achilles and Patroclos being more than just friendship， but we did not go in depth。 I appreciated that this book explored that and the implications of that relationship。 I highly reccomend that any person that is interested in greek mythology should read this book！

Reillin Wood ，

The Song of Achilles is a Greek mythology retelling from the perspective of an exiled Prince， Patroclus， who bonds with the famous Achilles， the son of King Peleus and destined to be a great warrior。 The book follows them as they come of age and eventually go off to fight in the Trojan War。My feelings about this book are slightly complicated。The first half was pretty good I would say。 If the whole book were like it then this book would likely be getting four stars。The second half however contain The Song of Achilles is a Greek mythology retelling from the perspective of an exiled Prince， Patroclus， who bonds with the famous Achilles， the son of King Peleus and destined to be a great warrior。 The book follows them as they come of age and eventually go off to fight in the Trojan War。My feelings about this book are slightly complicated。The first half was pretty good I would say。 If the whole book were like it then this book would likely be getting four stars。The second half however contained two of the Things I Do Not Enjoy Reading About In Books， which are as follows:1。 War （hence my two-star rating of Mockingjay）2。 Greek mythology （I know the whole book is a retelling of a Greek myth but I was better able to forget that I was reading a retelling of a Greek myth in the first half since there's no war） I was told that even if you don't particularly enjoy Greek mythology then you can still like The Song of Achilles but I must say， I am clueless why it has an average rating of flipping 4。41 out of 5 stars。 It's the same with the Percy Jackson series， which I've heard nothing but good things about but still did not impress me。 Another thing that irked me in the book was how years would pass in a single sentence， which I always loathe because I feel like I'm missing so much of what transpired in the characters' world during that time。 To sum up how I feel towards this book， it's just mediocre。 。。。more

ree2 ，

Even though this book put me in a reading slump it was still very interesting and beautifully written。 It is a little bit overhyped especially towards the end。 Since people had told me that the ending was very sad but I didn’t shed a single tear reading it。 It does take a while to get used to Madeline Miller’s writing style but overall this is a great book that I think everyone should read。

Brooke ，

Madeline Miller writes in such a beautiful way and The Song of Achilles is a perfect representation of this。 As you know， this story is partially a love story， and I despise a sappy romantic book。 Miller finds one hundred different ways to say "I love you" in this story that show the passion within the characters。 However， I， like many of you， was brought here through social media and was let down when it comes to how sad I expected it to be。 I am a sucker for sad ending and I believe I let my e Madeline Miller writes in such a beautiful way and The Song of Achilles is a perfect representation of this。 As you know， this story is partially a love story， and I despise a sappy romantic book。 Miller finds one hundred different ways to say "I love you" in this story that show the passion within the characters。 However， I， like many of you， was brought here through social media and was let down when it comes to how sad I expected it to be。 I am a sucker for sad ending and I believe I let my expectations get too high。 That does not stop me from recommending this book。In conclusion， this book is understandable， beautiful， exciting， and one of my favorites。 。。。more

Emily Goode ，

A very interesting telling

Chloe Stanford ，

THANK YOU BOOK TOK FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION！！ 😂Sadly， I didn’t cry but I loved this book all the same！ The pace of the book is really good， especially how it builds up to suspense of the war。 I really enjoyed the book being from Patroclus’s perspective。 It is a lovely beautiful story and telling of the war and I really came to love the characters in my short time of reading it。

Brakita Kuhns ，

too much pain， but so beautifully written！ Dear god， i’m not okay

Gorrit-Cor Lootsma ，

Where to start？I started off reading Madeline Miller's second book: Circe which I thought was amazingly written。 The story of a forgotten goddess becoming feared by every other god was a fun story and highlighted a part of Greek mythology that I barely knew about。 I knew I wanted to read， her arguably more famous book， The Song of Achilles next。 That's what I did over the course of this week。The story of Patroclus and Achilles is far more well-known and heartbreaking than the story of Circe。 Two Where to start？I started off reading Madeline Miller's second book: Circe which I thought was amazingly written。 The story of a forgotten goddess becoming feared by every other god was a fun story and highlighted a part of Greek mythology that I barely knew about。 I knew I wanted to read， her arguably more famous book， The Song of Achilles next。 That's what I did over the course of this week。The story of Patroclus and Achilles is far more well-known and heartbreaking than the story of Circe。 Two people who feel the purest form of love for each other is the sweetest thing。 Most people know how the story of Patroclus （because it is his story） ends。 Madeline Miller uses this to great effect。 I feel like every loving word that Achilles and Patroclus exchange is laced with a certain amount of sadness， you know where the two of them will end up。 And even with that knowledge， the last 50 pages wrecked me and I was sniffling on the couch （This will be a recurring theme， I cry too easily）。 If there's one thing that Madeline Miller excels at it is her characterization。 Every character is fully realized and has so many different aspects to them。 Every aspect of them is completely believable and so very human。 I can see why she is so popular right now and has reinvigorated the "Greek Myth" genre （maybe even started the trend of these books？？） I can't wait to see what she does next！I'd honestly recommend it to everyone！ What can I say？ It's great！Also， my little nerd corner。 I played this game called Hades where you play as the son of， you guessed it， Hades。 In this you get to reunite Patroclus and Achilles in the Underworld， reading this book made me appreciate that so much more。 Would also recommend this game， it's 10/10。 。。。more

Mary Beth ，

Beautiful love story Miller turned the story of Achilles into a beautiful love story told in the voice of his beloved Patroclus。 I look forward to reading more of her stories

Patricia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A lump rose in my throat when I saw the nereid hesitate。 It must be something terrible if he made a goddess hesitate。"A prophecy says that the best of the Myrmidons will die within another two years。" A lump rose in my throat when I saw the nereid hesitate。 It must be something terrible if he made a goddess hesitate。"A prophecy says that the best of the Myrmidons will die within another two years。" 。。。more

cody ，

i’m not crying， you’re crying 😭

cupofnicole ，

no one look at me

_night_book ，

5/5 ⭐Kocham i nienawidzę tej książki jednocześnie 💜😭

Red ，

beautiful story

Katie ，

Very predictable， dragged on at the end a lot。

Chris Dailey ，

Fresh and heartbreaking retelling of the Illiad and Trojan War。 Told through the perspective of Patroclus， the famous Achilles's best friend and lover， the story traces the boyhoods of the Hero and companion through the 10-year long war。 Full of familiar faces （Odysseus， Helen， Hector， Ajax） and tales but paced with a modern touch， it's a emotional novel that is surprisingly heart wrenching。 The old characters are fleshed out with themes of honor， family， individuality， fate， hate and the dualit Fresh and heartbreaking retelling of the Illiad and Trojan War。 Told through the perspective of Patroclus， the famous Achilles's best friend and lover， the story traces the boyhoods of the Hero and companion through the 10-year long war。 Full of familiar faces （Odysseus， Helen， Hector， Ajax） and tales but paced with a modern touch， it's a emotional novel that is surprisingly heart wrenching。 The old characters are fleshed out with themes of honor， family， individuality， fate， hate and the duality of conditional vs unconditional love。 Reads like YA but that doesn't take away from enjoyment， at least not for this lover of the Age of Heroes。 。。。more

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