The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.” Any and all love experienced in this lifetime will pale in comparison to this Greek romance. A retelling of the Trojan War from the eyes of Patroclus, the Philtatos, most beloved of Achilles. Destined to be the greatest warrior of his generation, the demigod Achilles and his companion try their best to run away from fate, until the wheels are in motion and the historic war begins. As we follow Patroclus from boyhood to finding his calling as a man, you find yourself rooting for their happiness and wish for their love to stay untouched by a world of fates, furies and prophecies. Where gods and kings fight for glory and die in the name of fame. The world remembers the quest for glory, but truly it was meant to be a ballad of love that transcends time. “I could recognise him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of t...
