I fell in love with circe by madeline miller and i had to read the book that made her debut the song of achilles picture greece in the age of heroes the narrator is patroclus son of menoetius that makes him a prince but a quite awkward prince in his manner. Introducing a new element into the legend of achilles and his participation in the battle of troy miller chose to narrate the story from the perspective of achilles best friend and in her telling of the myth.
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It is a surprise therefore that it took me so long to finally read madeline miller s celebrated retelling of the achilles myth the song of achilles.
Madeline miller song of achilles review. I read the song of achilles as part of a challenge to read all of the winners of the women s prize for fiction. After a terrible incident patroclus is being exiled to peleus kingdom and that s where he rubs shoulders with the magnifient achilles. The song of achilles was miller s debut work followed up this year with another mythical rewrite circe published in 2011.
I love how it is patroclus who takes centre stage in this partial retelling of homer s iliad. Naomi alderman s the power and eimear mcbride s a girl is a half formed thing are other worthy winners. Achilles is the golden boy torn between the demands of his mother the sea nymph to embrace his godself and his humanity.
Book review of madeline miller s the song of achilles. The observer fiction the song of achilles by madeline miller review the greek demi god achilles emerges for the first time as a lover as well as a fighter in this beautifully written novel. The story is told from the perspective of his friend and lover.
The song of achilles is ambitious as is achilles himself.
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