Fantastic story of love in ancient Greece

  • Book: The Song of Achilles
  • Location: Greece
  • Author: Madeline Miller

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I didn’t know anything about this book before I read it, and at first was a bit puzzled by the story, especially when I realised that it involved Greek Gods. However it did not take me long at all to become totally immersed in the life of Achilles, and to realise that that I did know a bit about some of the characters and their stories. I have never read anything like this and if someone had told me what it was about in a factual way I might not have picked it up. It is however one of the best books I have read in a long time.

The vision and imagination of the author in setting the scene and telling the story is amazing, it manages to be both an incredibly passionate love story and at the same time a gripping yet educational tale of the Trojan War and Greek mythology.
If I was going to Greece then reading this would bring the history alive so much more than a guide book – in fact it has moved Greece up a good few places on my list of places I would like to visit soon!

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