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Song of Achilles, The

A New York Times Bestseller

"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down." --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House

A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe

A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller's monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction's brightest lights--and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.

"A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it's a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity." -- Donna Tartt, The Times

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416 pages

Average rating: 8.08

2,234 RATINGS

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135 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

bookshelf.at.tiffanys
Dec 19, 2024
DNF at 25%. I was bored - the story just moves too slow for me. I really wanted to love this because it has such great reviews, but I just couldn't get into it.
glinglin
Dec 12, 2024
10/10 stars
Madeline Miller is an incredible writer, what a vivid, touching, emotional retelling of a well-known myth.

Gives me Denton Welch revisiting Greek mythology vibes.
novelishdelish
Dec 11, 2024
8/10 stars
I was reluctant on reading "The Song of Achilles" and have eyed it on my tbr list for quite some time, but finally decided to pull it out and read as part of a reading challenge for the month of June.
I'm glad that I finally read it as I enjoyed the complexity of the characters, the story line, and the Greek mythology mixed in throughout. I am, however, disappointed a bit in the ending passage as I feel that it could have been a bit grander.
Anonymous
Nov 19, 2024
4/10 stars
Not my style

Reading this book took literally all my effort to finish. Definitely very slow and boring in my opinion but that’s because I stupidly picked up a genre based on good reviews, it’s a good book just not for me
Laura.B
Nov 08, 2024
7/10 stars
Loved this, mythical love story. What a slow but wonderful tale!

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