Michael Barnes
Difficult to add anything in this review that hasn’t already been said before, and I can confirm after reading it is certainly deserving of all the acclaim it has received. Whilst I was reading this book in the various out door place over the few days on two occasions different women walking past through out comments about how much they enjoyed/ what a great book it was.
Re imaginings of the ancient Greek stories/myths seem to be hot right now, for myself I also enjoyed the view from the other side of the Trojan War with Girl, Goddess, Queen but whereas Bea Fitzgerald rewrote the end (thank goodness) for Cassandra - in The Song of Achilles the music of Madeline Millers lyrical prose was tinged with the for-knowledge of Patroclus death. On reflection I think that was necessary to give the love between him and Achilles its poignancy. I also loved that the needed to be no elaboration/explanation as to why Achilles loved him, I think some of the best loves are like that.
Also Agamemnon F* that guy and Achilles son when it comes to it. Still I need no Cassandra like seeing skills to know that with the success of Madeline Miller's success and release Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey we will see publishers scrambling for other takes on the Trojan War.
Difficult to add anything in this review that hasn’t already been said before, and I can confirm after reading it is certainly deserving of all the acclaim it has received. Whilst I was reading this book in the various out door place over the few days on two occasions different women walking past through out comments about how much they enjoyed/ what a great book it was.
Re imaginings of the ancient Greek stories/myths seem to be hot right now, for myself I also enjoyed the view from the other side of the Trojan War with Girl, Goddess, Queen but whereas Bea Fitzgerald rewrote the end (thank goodness) for Cassandra - in The Song of Achilles the music of Madeline Millers lyrical prose was tinged with the for-knowledge of Patroclus death. On reflection I think that was necessary to give the love between him and Achilles its poignancy. I also loved that the needed to be no elaboration/explanation as to why Achilles loved him, I think some of the best loves are like that.
Also Agamemnon F* that guy and Achilles son when it comes to it. Still I need no Cassandra like seeing skills to know that with the success of Madeline Miller's success and release Christopher Nolan film The Odyssey we will see publishers scrambling for other takes on the Trojan War.