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

Audiobook narrated by Frazer Douglas.

I am broken. This book took my heart, fed it up on love and hope and then dashed it against the rocks and stabbed it until it lay in pieces. Following the story of Achilles and Patroclus, that I'm told is from the Iliad, The Song of Achilles will take you on a journey of pure emotional turmoil.

- The prose was beautiful and lyrical: weaving, knitting and piercing down the story.

- The characters were vivid and memorable. Each embodied their own place in the narrative and they played off each other believably.

- The descriptions of love were amazing. There's only one other book I can think of that described love more poetically and aptly.

If you wish to be emotionally destroyed, read this book.