вЂњMadeline MillerвЂ™s brilliant first novel.is a story of great, passionate love between Achilles and Patroclus.ewriting the Western worldвЂ™s first and greatest war novel is an awesome task to undertake. вЂњYou donвЂ™t need to be familiar with HomerвЂ™s The Iliad (or Brad PittвЂ™s Troy, for that matter) to find Madeline MillerвЂ™s The Song of Achilles spellbinding.her explorations of ego, grief, and loveвЂ™s many permutations are both familiar and new. The resulting novel is cinematic-one might say epic-in scope, but refreshingly, compellingly human in detail.вЂќ - Vogue

вЂњOne of 2012вЂ™s most exciting ductive, hugely entertaining.magining the intimate friendship between Achilles and the devoted Patroclus.Miller conjures.soulmates. вЂњBeautifully done.In prose as clean and spare as the driving poetry of Homer, Miller captures the intensity and devotion of adolescent friendship and lets us believe in these long-dead epening and enriching a tale that has been told for 3,000 years.вЂќ - Washington Post вЂњPowerful, inventive, passionate, and beautifully written. injects a newfound sense of suspense into a story with an ending that has already been determined.вЂќ - Wall Street Journal вЂњOne of the best novelistic adaptations of Homer in recent memory, and it offers strikingly well-rounded and compassionate portrait of Achilles. Talk about updating the classics.вЂќ - Time magazine вЂњWildly romantic surprisingly suspenseful.ringing those dark figures back to life, making them men again, and while sheвЂ™s at it, us her passionate companion piece to The Iliad as a subtle swipe at todayвЂ™s ongoing debate over gay marriage. вЂњFast, true and incredibly rewardingвЂ¦A remarkable achievement.вЂќ - USA Today Geake, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, RI Miller's homage to The Iliad is sharp and strengthened by her knowledge and exquisite prose.вЂќ By focusing on Achilles' near-fatherly love for Patroclus, we see an intimate side of the great Achilles, long overshadowed by Homer's portrayal of his exploits in war and his 'great rage' against the Trojans. вЂњIt's a daunting effort to recast an ancient tale, but classics scholar Miller proves that she is worthy of the task with this finely wrought debut grafted from the historical root of the Trojan War. Geake, Brown University Bookstore, Providence, RI Fall '12 Reading Group List вЂњIt's a daunting effort to recast an ancient tale, but classics scholar Miller proves that she is worth of the task with this finely wrought debut grafted from the historical root of the Trojan War.

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