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I have made it to Chapter 8, but I feel thoroughly detached. I'm exhausted. I just... can't. And I really hoped to at least read it to the end... No such luck, alas. So I flipped to the very end and it made me all sorts of achy - but no less thoroughly detached. Which, honestly, I'm not surprised. I think it's "trying to imitate the ancient style while speaking in first person" thing. It just does not work for me. Greek mythology & gay romance trope - very exciting to read. I loved how the book makes on thing clear: love is never easy, but oftentimes that’s the price one is willing to pay. Additionally the focus on the rape Society back then made me think and cry a lot - very good book! This book is just pain. Nothing but pain. But even saying that this book easily is now one of my favorites. It made me feel so many emotions. I cried so hard when reading the ending. Miller is easily one of my favorite authors, I will not hesitate to read any of her future books. Also reading this while listening to it is simply the best way to do it. It took the reading experience to a whole different level. I knew that this story was going to destroy me, but I never expected this to be how I felt. I highly recommend this for everyone with my full chest. I love this book and their story, and I will never forget them. A retelling of Achilles’ life as told by his best friend and lover, Patroclus. I honestly don’t know what more I can say about this book that hasn’t already been said. It’s beautifully written and emotionally driven, and I loved reading it!
That The Song of Achilles offers a different take on the epic story of Achilles and the Trojan War is not, in itself, anything particularly out of the ordinary. People have been putting their own spins on The Iliad from the instant Homer finished reciting it. What's startling about this sharply written, cleverly re-imagined, enormously promising debut novel from Madeline Miller is how fresh and moving her take on the tale is — how she has managed to bring Achilles and his companion Patroclus to life in our time without removing them from their own. But in the case of Miller, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in classics at Brown, the epic reach exceeds her technical grasp. The result is a book that has the head of a young adult novel, the body of the “Iliad” and the hindquarters of Barbara Cartland. Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsContingut aVersió de
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Non posso dire che sia oggettivamente brutto perché comunque è scritto bene ed è scorrevolissimo, il problema è che mentre lo leggevo non solo non mi ha mai appassionato ma mi ha addirittura irritato. Il perché è presto detto: non mi ha convinto praticamente nessun aspetto del romanzo, a partire dal genere. Avendo già letto ed apprezzato Circe mi aspettavo anche stavolta uno storico-fantasy, mentre è chiaro fin da subito che questo è un romance duro e puro: nulla di male, il problema coi romance è che se la storia d'amore non ti prende non ti godrai mai la lettura, e in questo caso è andata proprio così; tutta la prima metà serve a costruire le basi della relazione, ma non ho mai empatizzato coi protagonisti (anzi, ho sviluppato una certa antipatia nei loro confronti che è andata crescendo), la chimica iniziale l'ho sentita un po' forzata e lo sviluppo mi è sembrato ripetitivo e già visto; è chiaro quindi che nella seconda parte non ero per niente investita nelle sorti dei due amanti a Troia, e non avendo nemmeno la curiosità di scoprire come sarebbe andata a finire ho avuto tutto l'agio di notare i difetti e fare paragoni impietosi con l'originale.
Aggiungo a margine che secondo me è un romanzo sopravvalutato, a cui se eliminiamo l'impatto emotivo della love story tragica resta ben poco di cui gloriarsi.
Tutto molto soggettivo lo ammetto, resta il fatto che per me lettrice è stata un'esperienza insoddisfacente sotto tutti i punti di vista. (