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September 2015 Group Read: The Song of Achilles
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Jun 14, 2015
Chenda
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it was amazing
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Actual rating: 4.75 stars
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AMAZING!
I (almost) never read Historical Fiction, but it was SO good. I will do it more often now.
The main characters were perfect. I don't know who I love more.
I thought this book would be written from Achilles' POV. I was (pleasantly) suprised that it wasn't.
The story is perfect. I never thought it was boring. I kept guessing what was going to happen, but I was almost always wrong. So it's not predictable.
I liked that we read about them growing up. I felt s ...more
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AMAZING!
I (almost) never read Historical Fiction, but it was SO good. I will do it more often now.
The main characters were perfect. I don't know who I love more.
I thought this book would be written from Achilles' POV. I was (pleasantly) suprised that it wasn't.
The story is perfect. I never thought it was boring. I kept guessing what was going to happen, but I was almost always wrong. So it's not predictable.
I liked that we read about them growing up. I felt s ...more
- emotionally compelling
- good writing style and imagery
- do not take this to be the "right" modern retelling of the legend, much is open to speculation
- read long before TikTok but this is a good BookTok recommendation ...more
- good writing style and imagery
- do not take this to be the "right" modern retelling of the legend, much is open to speculation
- read long before TikTok but this is a good BookTok recommendation ...more
aHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Finally I have time to review this book! It took me forever to get a copy from my library, but I did eventually and it was well worth the wait.
I love how easy it is to devour Miller's books. Her writing style draws me in from the first pages and I can't set the book down till I finish it. I wasn't expecting to love the characters as much I did. In Circe I really sympathized with the main character, but I didn't love her. But I fell in love with Patroclus. The story starts with a tragic event th ...more
I love how easy it is to devour Miller's books. Her writing style draws me in from the first pages and I can't set the book down till I finish it. I wasn't expecting to love the characters as much I did. In Circe I really sympathized with the main character, but I didn't love her. But I fell in love with Patroclus. The story starts with a tragic event th ...more
This was powerful. Each sentence was a beautiful description. Very glad I read this.
5 stars:
it's 3:24AM and im crying. THIS is what this book did to me. ...more
it's 3:24AM and im crying. THIS is what this book did to me. ...more
Sep 21, 2014
Lina
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it was amazing
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Feb 07, 2015
Mackenzy Woodyard
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it was amazing
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Karen Zeliff
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