The Song of Achilles

Eh. It wasn't what i expected going into a tale of greek classics. I was really disillusioned by the tonal clashing in this book. There is this mixture of very flowery romantic prose combined with classical greek themes. The myths are so streamlined in the entire book in the favour of the romance that it feels like Achilles and Patroclus are mere names and not the legends that people have reading about for millenias. I really wanted the richness of the story not just the romance. Even Patroclus's love and devotion for Achilles which is sublime works against the narrative in the second half because the destruction that Achille's actions cause are even more devastating as we have only been seeing him through that lens. There is something just a tiny bit wrong with the authorial choices in this book. Even judging it as a solo existence book, it does not live up to the hype.