The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

2.75
The prose is beautifully written, but considering this is a reimagining of already existing stories, I really expected something more interesting and engaging.

Action and characterization are glossed over, as well as the brutality of war and slavery. The author almost wants to hide all that so it becomes the background of a love story, but it doesn’t really work well to ignore the context.

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