{"id":2623,"date":"2023-12-08T15:12:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:12:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T23:12:34","slug":"book-review-the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/2023\/12\/08\/book-review-the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Book Review for The Song of Achilles, By Madeline Miller.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Review by Bailey Hanson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Song of Achilles<\/span><\/i> by Madeline Miller is a modern re-telling of <\/span>The Iliad<\/span><\/i> by Homer. This story covers the Trojan war, starring the characters Achilles, Odysseus, and Patroclus. In Miller\u2019s re-telling of the story, we get to see the war through the perspective of Patroclus. A boy exiled from his kingdom, later becoming a fighter in the war, who is also described as kind-hearted. Patroclus is also Achilles\u2019s companion, and often described as Achilles\u2019s only weakness. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This book is heartbreakingly warming, the emotions and scenery are so vivid in this book, it takes you away to another world. You really get a feeling for how Patroclus sees the world, how he feels towards his peers; his morals, his personality, and so on. Everything is so captivating, and I could not put this book down once I had picked it up. It is also very interesting to read this sort of book, as it is a romance but not like one most have read before. Patroclus and Achilles have a very interesting dynamic, which causes problems in their future. You can tell that Miller put a lot of work into this book, and crafting the character most knew from the original story; but adding depth to him and his relationships. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this book we follow Patroclus and his relationship with Achilles, the half-god of the prophecy, prince of his kingdom. They form a close relationship in their young years, eventually being taught by the Centaur Chiron, and then getting called to serve in what is later known as the 10-year-long Trojan war. In this book they experience literally <\/span>everything.<\/span><\/i> Some parts are comedic, and some parts are filled with sorrow. They experience sacrifice, decision making, and so on.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Song of Achilles <\/span><\/i>has to be one of my favorite books I have ever read. While it talks about deep subjects and is a version of the trojan war- it is easy to understand. A lot of people don\u2019t read books like the Iliad, or the Odyssey, simply because they are difficult to read. But Miller executes the writing style in a way that is easy for newer readers to digest and analyze and it is simply amazing. With my whole heart, I would recommend this book to anyone. If you don\u2019t like romance, there is a plot. If you like character building, there is buckets full. I do not have a single bad thing to say about this book, even though it is a tear-jerker, it is a tear-jerker in the best way possible. 10\/10.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Review for The Song of Achilles, By Madeline Miller.\u00a0 Review by Bailey Hanson\u00a0 \u00a0The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a modern re-telling of The Iliad by Homer. This story covers the Trojan war, starring the characters Achilles, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2623\/revisions\/2625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/north-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}