The Song of Achilles

to people who have read this book: are you okay? well.. not me. it is the most amazing, sweet and sad book i have ever read. do you want to believe in soul mate ? read it. do you want to be broken like never before ? read it. in any case, once the book is finished, you will never be the same again. you will have left a part of you, very deeply, somewhere. you will probably be empty, you will find it unfair, like me, but that’s okay right ?

It was so beautiful, so heartbreaking. Achilles and Patroclus' love story was so well witten, it was amazing. Definitely recommand it, it's now my favorite book.

J’ai eu envie pendant plus d’un an de relire Le Chant d’Achille pour défier son titre de « livre préféré » dans mon cœur. Il est à l’image de Aristos Achaïon, le meilleur d’entre tous. Ce plaisir d’une plume aussi fluide, aussi saisissante, de personnages auxquels on apporte un amour infini tant ils sont attendrissants (je pense à toi Patrocle). J’attends avec impatience ce que Madeline Miller aura à nous offrir avec Perséphone, en attendant je continuerai de me délecter de l’histoire d’Achille et Patrocle, en parcourant de nouveau de temps à autres les pages qui leurs font un si bel hommage.

This book is a real masterpiece. I can’t explain how I enjoyed reading this, it is so well-written and there are so many quotes that I found breath-taking by their beauty. The love story between Achilles and Patroclus is so pure and intense, even though they stay very shy about their feelings towards each other, we can feel the tension and the realness of their attraction all along the book. “ He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”

Best book I’ve ever read, I cried for a few days after finishing it. Also, it’s beautifully written, very poetic, the author did a lot of research on the War of Troy