The Song of Achilles: The 10th Anniversary edition of the Women's Prize-winning bestseller

Reviews

Joy

everything is fine and i’ve read the book ages ago, really good, it’s just there was a little nick on the spine and it’s a gift so i’d have much more appreciated it if it wasn’t there but i’m also too lazy to send it back Patroklos was the elder of the two and Akhileus the younger, as can be seen on the classic image on a Greek vase, where Akhileus is bandaging the wounded arm of Patroklos (also described in this book).

Hannah

Please do buy this and read it if it’s on your TBR list It talks about sexuality and being confused and scared to express your sexuality.

Miss C T

It's emotional, eloquently written and takes you on a fabulously fantastic adventure of both the ancient world and young, yet true love. Excited to read it, good quality, came on time.

Qamar

I bought this book a while ago but I just recently decided to read it and omg I don’t know why I didn’t read it straight away. Akhileus was not even 18 when he entered the war against Troy, which is very important to know, because the kings of all the Achaian nations had sworn to stand at the side of the one whom Helena of Sparta would choose as her husband (all were suitors for her hand because of her beauty), but at that time Akhileus was still too young to be a suitor so he never took the same oath. He could leave the battlefield at Troy at will without losing his honour.

EJGB

For me, it was an introduction to greek mythology and was easy to follow. it's a love story, a coming of age story, war story, historical story and so much more. Very disappointing as a book I would have happily re-read. I am a big fan of Greek mythology and patroculus and achilles story leaves my heart crying,aching and smiling for them.