The Song of Achilles

Oh the rage of a heartbroken and too proud half-god. This was very wonderful, and then quite a welcome tearjerker at the end. It's hard to read or judge the book without comparing it to Miller's newest return to Greek mythology - [b:Circe 35959740 Circe Madeline Miller https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508879575s/35959740.jpg 53043399]. I found Circe more playful in its writing as the character offered more grey morality, while Patroclus' and Achilles' story mostly was pretty straight forward and (oh so) sweet. But The Song of Achilles has a stronger focused plot arc and the book really excels in its last chapters, when depicting Achilles' fury and torment, and then closing with Thetis' and Patrocluses' fantastic final encounter.