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Quite honestly one of the best books I have ever read. The characters feel so real and the emotions ARE FELT. Sad but I think it’s a good sad ... if that makes sense. I highly recommend reading this.
I am so,,,, sad,,, that ending man what the fuck. It broke me i am broken now,, this book will ruin you,,,, 10/10 would recommend :c
Oh I so enjoyed this. I loved the style it was written in, I loved that even though I know how this story ends I was still upset and tense about it, and I loved the romance. It was really beautiful.
But I think the thing I liked best about this story was the portrayal of Achilles. So I read The Odyssey freshman year of high school for extra credit (and made a pot with Circe and her pigs painted on it. Yes, that happened). Sophomore year, over the summer, we all read The Iliad. I enjoyed The Iliad more than I had The Odyssey, except for Achilles.
Oh he drove me nuts. The beginning of the story starts with him whining and it never seems to let up. Then, that was also around the time Troy came out, and I don't like Brad Pitt either, so it seemed like Achilles and I would never get along.
Until this book. This book portrayed Achilles in a completely new way, and suddenly his actions made sense. They no longer seemed arrogant and spoiled and petulant. Seeing him through the lens of one who loved him so well softened his brutal edges and made me come to understand him in a completely different light. I liked him as a character. I felt sorry for him for his destiny. I appreciated how he was so much more than the killing. I cried when he mourned for Patroclus, when they were finally reunited. I stopped hating Achilles.
And that, I think, it the ultimate reason why I enjoyed this book so much. It took a topic and some characters I had decidedly neutral or negative feelings for and made me cry for them. That's a job well done.
But I think the thing I liked best about this story was the portrayal of Achilles. So I read The Odyssey freshman year of high school for extra credit (and made a pot with Circe and her pigs painted on it. Yes, that happened). Sophomore year, over the summer, we all read The Iliad. I enjoyed The Iliad more than I had The Odyssey, except for Achilles.
Oh he drove me nuts. The beginning of the story starts with him whining and it never seems to let up. Then, that was also around the time Troy came out, and I don't like Brad Pitt either, so it seemed like Achilles and I would never get along.
Until this book. This book portrayed Achilles in a completely new way, and suddenly his actions made sense. They no longer seemed arrogant and spoiled and petulant. Seeing him through the lens of one who loved him so well softened his brutal edges and made me come to understand him in a completely different light. I liked him as a character. I felt sorry for him for his destiny. I appreciated how he was so much more than the killing. I cried when he mourned for Patroclus, when they were finally reunited. I stopped hating Achilles.
And that, I think, it the ultimate reason why I enjoyed this book so much. It took a topic and some characters I had decidedly neutral or negative feelings for and made me cry for them. That's a job well done.
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