Das Lied des Achill

Ein neuer Blick auf Achilleus in einer neuen Perspektive. Der griechische Held wird menschlicher beschrieben als von Homer. Sein geliebter Patroklos dient als Erzähler der Geschichte.

Im Gegensatz zu "Ich bin Circe" der gleichen Autorin bin ich aber mit dem Buch nicht richtig warm geworden. Ich weiß aber nicht warum. Sprachlich ist es gut geschrieben. Allerdings hätte ich das Buch mit dem Tod Patroklos abgeschlossen und ihn nicht noch als Geist weiter berichten lassen.

One of the rare cases that I absolutely loved a book that I have seen heavily recommended on social medias. This was a fantastic read. I never read The Iliad (and obviously really should, reading more book revolving around the gods would be a fun challenge for next year), so I cannot speak on how it holds up against that. But from my understanding, this is a retelling of the tale from Patroclus' perspective.

The wording was beautiful and there were no wasted moments that were plugged in to elongate the book. Truthfully there was a lot of time that was skipped over to be able to stick to the major moments. I also very much appreciated that the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus was not watered down or skirted around. It was the driving factor behind this book and the story would not have worked without it.

Overall very glad I read it, would recommend, plan to read the original, and really want to delve into other stories that involve Greek mythology.

Absolutely stunningly beautiful and heartbreaking book. It's one of those books I want everyone to read because it's just so full of feelings and humanity (and wonderful storytelling as a bonus.)

La storia tra Patroclo e Achille, raccontata dal punto di vista del primo e non dell'eroe greco.
Una storia toccante e delicata, con la guerra e i combattimenti in secondo piano, e in primo piano invece i sentimenti di Achille, il più grande tra i greci, e Patroclo, il più grande di animo.
Libro bellissimo, anzi di più.
"Non sono riuscita a far di lui un dio"
"Ma hai fatto lui"

Didn't meet my expectations as far as the reviews went, but still a very good book.