A review by books_and_cream_cheese
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Started out slow, picked up around the start of the Trojan war, crazy good ending. I think I would've liked it more if my expectations hadn't been so high because of all the praise this book has gotten - especially because it left out some interesting parts of the original mythological story.

Either way, enjoyable but more forgettable than I'd hoped.