This book on Best Review on The song of Achilles in 22 is a poem, ancient and beautifully woven. You will be lost. I can vouch for that. You might want to re-read it. The book is something you’d savor forever, at least in your memory, if not the novel itself. But you’d want to save it, perhaps, to pass it on to your generation, the type of novel it is. You’ll learn; you’ll grow through it a little if not much. They say they don’t judge a book by its cover, but I say you do, in this case, because the cover in itself is as medieval as the read. This book is diffrent from other novels

The Song of Achilles

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Book details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury India (10 April 2019); Bloomsbury India
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 260 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
  • Importer ‏ : ‎ New Delhi
  • Packer ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd New Delhi 110070
  • Generic Name ‏ : ‎ Book

About this Book

Winner of the Orange women’s Prize for fiction The international sensation a Sunday Times and new York Times bestseller ‘captivating’ Donna tartt ‘I loved it’ J K Rowling ‘ravishingly vivid’ Emma Donoghue Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper – despite the displeasure of achilles’s mother thetis, a cruel sea goddess.

But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

‘A book I could not put down’ Ann Patchett ?an exciting, sexy, violent Superman version of the Iliad? guardian ?sexy, dangerous, mystical? Bettany Hughes.

About the Author (Best Review on The song of Achilles in 22)

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Best Review on The song of Achilles in 22

Madeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. Madeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012, was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was translated into twenty-five languages.

Madeline holds an MA in Classics from Brown University, and she taught Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students for over a decade. She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. Her essays have appeared in publications including the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org

Highlights of The song of Achilles

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Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.

Achilles, ‘best of all the Greeks’, is everything Patroclus is not — strong, beautiful, the child of a goddess — and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day, Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative companionship gives way to a steadfast friendship. As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper — despite the displeasure of Achilles’s mother Thetis, a cruel and deathly pale sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate.

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.

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  • A captivating retelling of the Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity- DONNA TARTT , The Times
  • This is a deeply affecting version of the Achilles story: a fully threedimensional man – a son, a father, husband and lover – now exists where a superhero previously stood and fought – Observer
  • Extraordinary … Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical, this is a love story as sensitive and intuitive as any you will find – Daily Mail
  • I loved it – J.K.Rowling
  • A remarkably fresh take on one of the most familiar narratives in western literature- The Times
  • Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories -EMMA DONOGHUE
  • Original, clever, and in a class of its own … an incredibly compelling and seductive read -Independent on Sunday
  • Sexy, dangerous, mystical – BETTANY HUGHES
  • If I were to give a prize for the best work of fiction I’ve read this year, this would be the runaway winner. As a first novel, it heralds the arrival of a major new talent – A.N. Wilson, Reader’s Digest
  • Original, passionate, inventive and uplifting – JOANNA TROLLOPE
  • An original page-turning homage to The Iliad … Miller’s prose is vividly atmospheric, retelling the siege of Troy in all its heroic devastation – Marie Claire

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Goodreads Synopsis

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine their bond blossoms into something deeper – despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But then word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus journeys with Achilles to Troy, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human hear

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tragic and heartbreaking elements

Well, what’s there not to love? The romance, the writing, the character development, everything was pretty much flawless from start to finish. I’d honestly hate to contribute to an “overhyped” novel, because I don’t want to raise your expectations any higher than the hype already has.

But honestly, this book deserves all the love and more!! I went into this book fully knowing of its tragic and heartbreaking elements, the very ones that make this book so loved in the book community, and yet, I still felt it. Felt the aching pain and attachment for the story and the characters. With that said, The Song of Achilles is a book that will definitely leave a mark on you. After reading the last page, I swear I could hear my own heart beating against my chest and feel the painful throb on my temples. However, no tears where shed.

Maybe it was because I devoured the second half of the book in about three hours instead of taking my time to ease the momentum of the story a little? Perhaps that could have contributed to my painful yet numbing state that I was in by the time I finished the book (seriously, I closed the book and just stared into space for ten minutes waiting for the pain in my chest and my head to subside). Either way, this is a story that I know will stay with me for a very, very long time.

It’s amazing how the author is able to integrate such strong character arcs and yet still create such a luscious narrative on the world of Greek Gods and wars. The pacing is appropriate, the story is intense, the writing is poetic, and you root for the main characters. It’s a story filled with reckless decisions, and you ache for so many characters, no matter their prominence in the book. The emotions and hardships portrayed in this novel is truly palpable, and while some parts of the book are painful to digest, you just can’t stop flipping those pages. It’s an addictive roller coaster ride.

I don’t know about you guys, but I normally do not remember the names and roles of every single character in a story, more so characters with long and unconventional names. But for some reason, that is not the case with The Song of Achilles. I remember most of the names and roles, and even got some of their family trees memorised! I was that invested in every single one of the characters and their stories.

It somehow felt like I had a deep connection with all of them, no matter how ruthless or misogynistic some of the characters may be. It surely goes without saying that the writing and characters of the book are what stands out the most.

The bond between the main characters is so tangible and raw. Following their beautifully written story since the beginning makes you care so much. WAY too much! Personally, this book gets a 5/5 stars from me, and perhaps you will feel the same way if you were also truly invested in the characters, just like I was. I think to really enjoy the novel, you need to immerse yourself in the book completely, because it’s a feelsy story, I tell ya!

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Quotes from Book

This feeling was different. I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every never in my body, every brush of against my skin.

He played my mother’s lyre, and I watched. When it was my turn to play, my fingers tangled in the strings and the teacher despaired of me. I did not care. ‘Play again’, I told him. And he played until I could barely see his fingers in the dark.

I saw then how I had changed. I did not mind any more, that I lost when we raced and I lost when swam out to the rocks and I lost when we tossed spears or skipped stones. For who can be ashamed to lose to such beauty? It was enough to watch him win, to see the soles of his feet flashing as they kicked up sand, or the rise and fall of his shoulders as he pulled through the salt. It was enough.