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The Song of Achilles
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‘we were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.’
i must be a masochist because i can think of no other reason to endure the emotional and stunning pain of this story for a fifth time. but here i am. crying for my sweet, sweet patroclus. the best of men. the best of the myrmidons. <3
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its been nearly 12 hours since i finished this and i still am at a loss for words at the beauty of this book. i dont think i have ever read anything as gorgeous as this and nothing i write will even come close to describing its loveliness. truly, a touching masterpiece. and i will forever be singing its praises until the end of my days.
↠ every star, to give patroclus his own constellation
i must be a masochist because i can think of no other reason to endure the emotional and stunning pain of this story for a fifth time. but here i am. crying for my sweet, sweet patroclus. the best of men. the best of the myrmidons. <3
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its been nearly 12 hours since i finished this and i still am at a loss for words at the beauty of this book. i dont think i have ever read anything as gorgeous as this and nothing i write will even come close to describing its loveliness. truly, a touching masterpiece. and i will forever be singing its praises until the end of my days.
↠ every star, to give patroclus his own constellation
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Apr 07, 2018 08:18AM
This is a gorgeous, gorgeous book. Did you know it took the author ten years to write it?
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One of my favorites! :) <3
I read this recently and I really liked it! Be ready for the tears ;)
to all of the above - thank you for the encouragement! im about halfway through. im really taking my time because i dont want this to end. im so in love!! xx
This books broke me and fucked me up several ways till Sunday. And you can just tell all the years the author put into writing this book paid off! This book is tragically beautiful!
Love this book! Glad it brought out all the feels.
Wow, this one looks super good!
Right there with you!
Great review, Jessica! You're a very talented writer! :)
awww. thanks, olivia!! x
Wow - it must be a great read if you're read it twice :) I still need to read it for a first time but it is on my bookshelf and I do want to read it in the next couple of months ^-^
oh, i would have reread it 100 times by now, but it took sooo long for me to emotionally prepare to have my heart broken again. its such a beautiful story - i really hope you love it!! <3
jessica wrote: "oh, i would have reread it 100 times by now, but it took sooo long for me to emotionally prepare to have my heart broken again. its such a beautiful story - i really hope you love it!! <3"Awwwwwww, I adored Miller's other book, Circe, so I have high expectations for this one - from your description it sounds absolutely wonderful <3
i loved circe as well, but its no where near as good as this one. this book took her ten years to write and you can tell it was a labour of love. so excited for you to read this!
jessica wrote: "i loved circe as well, but its no where near as good as this one. this book took her ten years to write and you can tell it was a labour of love. so excited for you to read this!"Woah - 10 years?! Ooookay then *bumps this title up towards the top of my tbr* :D
I wanted to read this since I read Circe. It's on my shelf rn. I had to buy it! And reading your review makes me wonder why I haven't read it yet! I wanna love it like you do!
its honestly one of my favourite books of all time and i think its sooo much better than circe (which i also loved!) but yes, you need to read it soon so we can fangirl over it together! hehe.
jessica wrote: "its honestly one of my favourite books of all time and i think its sooo much better than circe (which i also loved!) but yes, you need to read it soon so we can fangirl over it together! hehe."It is better? Yay! Lol, I am already excited! I'll try my best to pick it up in March ASAP! And I hope I remember to bug you and make you fangirl!
Stunning review Jessica, and I could not agree more. This book means so much to me! Your words have certainly done it justice.
YES YES YES! I loved this one so much! And yes, you can really see all the time and work the author put into writing this novel. I haven't read Circe yet, but I have no doubt that book is also amazing!
augusta - awwww. thank you so much! that is such a sweet thing to say. i am so happy to hear this book meant just at much to you! <3cami - right?! it will forever be one of my favourite books. its a true work of art!
sunny - yay! so excited that you enjoyed this! i really hope you get a chance to read circe soon!! :)
This has been on my to-read list FOREVER. I think I'm just putting it off at this point for fear of the emotional pain
saige - pick it up when you need a really good cry. it will break your heart, but you will be soooo grateful for it! <3zoe - yeah, i can understand that and im sure i would have felt similarly had i read this as a younger age. but i hope you give it another chance one day!! xx
i completely agree! so happy to hear you love this as much as i do! <3
Ahh! You make this sound like a brutally amazing read!! I added it ages ago, but maybe I'll actually get to it this year :D
its honestly one of the best books i have ever read!! i cant wait for you to read it so you can see how amazing it is! <3
ooohhh, you need to read this as soon as possible. i promise you wont regret it!
Yes!!! I finished this last week and I adored it
This book is so, so special and a true gem of a tale. I don't think it will ever stop haunting my heart. ❤️I just finished Madeline Miller's other novel, Circe, and when parts of this novel were mentioned, I almost started crying. So beautiful!!!
ambyr - awww. yay. im so glad you loved this!!staley - it really, really is. although i loved circe, this is her true masterpiece. its such a special story.
Madeline Miller is an incredible writer. I loved this book. It’s one of my all time favorites and I’ve been thinking of rereading it, but I have to prepare for the emotional impact 😭
right?! its still just as emotional with every reread.
It was an extraordinary read!! Glad you enjoyed it!
This book ❤️....it can revive faith in humanity if everyone reads it!
michael - awww. thank you! im happy to hear you think as highly of this as i do!arindam - it really, really can. its such a beautiful story.
I waited a few month before I read the last chapter, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I am happy I did though, it has a beautiful closer moment .
that last chapter is EVERYTHING!
Thank you for articulating so well how I feel right now. I am crying, grieving. What do I do now? What could possibly fill the gaping wound this extraordinary book has left behind?
You actually read it 3 times?! I just finished it yesterday and still cry at the mere thought of it!
I love this book too. It's been a very powerful read for me on my grief journey.
awww. so happy this book helped you! <3
Great review! I was about to read this! <333
you know it's a good book when you can't stop thinking about it.
eden - yesss! omg. im so excited for you!!!afa - exactly. this is definitely one of my 'what book would you want if you were stranded on an island?' books. i think about this all the time.
i need to read it again but i keep lending out my copy because i want all my friends to suffer too 😭
oh, i love this too much to lend out my copy to friends. i would panic being separated from it. lol.
