The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
I'd love to be one of those people who can proudly say that they've read the famous poems the Iliad and Odyssey written by Homer centuries ago - but I'm not. I do though, have enough pop culture reference to know that this is a pretty unusual love story - or is it? This book is a take of the famous siege of Troy, however the famous tale is more of a staging of the epic love between Achilles and his Patroclus. While the original works apparently do not make reference of the relationship between the Greek hero and his friend as being romantic, there are some who interpret it as such. And this is what Madeline Miller has so brilliantly depicted in scenes depicted against the rich antiquity of ancient Greece and famous mythological legends. There is something indulgent about being able to fine comb through a such a legendary tale with all its heroes in such great detail. Where emotions, reactions and the more extended nuances of human experience are generally not covered in poems.
Not your average love story, but an epic read.
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