The Song of Achilles

5 stars for the golden hero, -1 star for having heard all of it through Patroclus' fanboy voice.Aristos AchaionWow, what can I say, I love me some Greek mythology, all day, any day. It just so happens that the story around Troy is one of my favourites (even though it is pretty stupid to start a war out of pride). I thought that this book would be really heavy on the war narrative but surprisingly, it really wasn't. I enjoyed reading about Achilles and Chiron the most and seeing how he grew into being a hero, albeit a bloodthirsty one. For all of Patroclus' praises, Achilles was still a vicious man in the war, completely losing himself over vanity and pride. Like a true Greek god, nothing good ever comes from being one of them and Achilles was no exception. The Pat/Ach romance was cute and I was 100% on board with it. Let's be honest, it wasn't historically accurate, but it was lovely just the same. I would have liked to see Patroclus being more manly and a better fighter as Homer intended, but the ‘switch scene' was pretty epic. All of a sudden, Patroclus is aristos achaion, showing that anyone brave enough can become “the best of the Greeks.” Regardless of what others think, he was always the best to Achilles anyway. Credit to the artist for this super cute fanart.Now that I've read my first Miller novel, I really want to dive into [b:Circe 35959740 Circe Madeline Miller https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508879575s/35959740.jpg 53043399] and see how the author improved (although don't get me wrong, I think that TSOA was wonderful).