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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
5.0
adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If I gave Circe a 4, then this must be a 5.

I'm not much interested in commentary on the "historical inaccuracies" to Homer's Iliad, as that's the beauty of a retelling - to delve into a new perspective and storyline. To entertain "what ifs." 

And I found this retelling quite well done. In fact, I found much of it beautiful.

I loved reading from Patroclus' eyes and thoroughly enjoyed a new, softer side to Trojan War hero Achilles.