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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.
It takes about 7 Hours and 8 minutes on average for a reader to read The Song of Achilles. This is based on the average reading speed of 250 Words per minute.
The Song of Achilles is 416 pages long.
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E M , Mar 11, 2022
This book is incredibly well researched, thought provoking, and offers a lot of value in terms of reading and rereading. If you are on the fence, buy it!
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Kayla Xie , Oct 30, 2021
I absolutely loved this book and it made me cry so much but would definitely recommend
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