Description of book
“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”
—Ann Patchett
“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller’s thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
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Ratings & reviews
4.3
★★★★☆2665 ratings
Well-written · Moving · Beautiful
4.5
★★★★☆2145 ratings
Perfect match · Captivating · Calm
- Ich habe das Buch fertig gehört und lange einfach nur still und sprachlos auf meinem Stuhl gesessen. Die Geschichte hat mich bewegt, aber ob sie mir auch gefallen hat, weiß ich noch immer nicht. Der erste Teil des Buches war mir der liebste. Aber man kann einer Tragödie wohl nicht nachtragen, dass sie tragisch ist.
Claudia
Book★4
Narration★5
- The reader made the story come alive so beautifully.
Kirsi
Book★5
Narration★5
- Absolutely fantastic. As well the story as the characters and the language. The narrator is absolutely fabulous. Making different voices for the different characters, so that each character comes alive .
Katja
Book★5
Masterpiece · Unforgettable
Narration★5
Domi
Książka naprawdę piękna. Pewnie nie każdemu się spodoba zwłaszcza, że zakończenie jest raczej wszystkim znane ale mnie naprawdę urzekła i nawet się popłakałam. Narracja idzie raczej powoli, ale mi to nie przeszkadzało wręcz pasowało to idealnie do tej książki. Czytałam 3 razy i zawsze wywołuje we mnie duże emocjeI recommend
Book★5
Inspiring · Moving · Masterpiece · Beautiful · Tearjerker · Original · Slow pace · Character-driven · Well-written
Narration★5
Perfect match · Calm · Captivating
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