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The Song of Achilles
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bookshelves: paperback, all-time-favorites, historical-fiction, greek-mythology
Jul 11, 2020
bookshelves: paperback, all-time-favorites, historical-fiction, greek-mythology
Read 9 times. Last read July 15, 2023 to July 24, 2023.
In my mind, they never left Pelion.
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Reading Progress
July 9, 2020
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Started Reading
July 9, 2020
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July 10, 2020
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29.26%
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"We were like gods, at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.""
July 11, 2020
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92.05%
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Oh god. The agony."
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324
"I hope that Hector kills you." The breath rasps in his throat. "Do you think I do not hope the same?" he asks.
Oh god. The agony."
July 11, 2020
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Finished Reading
March 3, 2021
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Started Reading
March 3, 2021
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0.0%
"This is my favorite book. My comfort book. The book I will never grow tired of reading no matter how many times it breaks my heart."
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March 3, 2021
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29.26%
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I really love those small and seemingly unremarkable moments between them ❤️"
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103
Chiron too gave presents - a staff for hiking, and a new belt-knife. And at last, I passed him the statue. He examined it, his fingertips moving over the small marks my knife had left behind.
"It's you," I said, grinning foolishly.
He looked up, and there was bright pleasure in his eyes.
"I know," he said.
I really love those small and seemingly unremarkable moments between them ❤️"
March 7, 2021
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55.97%
""May I give you some advice? If you are truly his friend you will help him leave this soft heart behind. He's going to Troy to kill men, not rescue them."
His dark eyes held me like a swift-running current.
"He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature."
I'm feeling bad for Achilles. He's being used by everyone 😥"
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197
His dark eyes held me like a swift-running current.
"He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature."
I'm feeling bad for Achilles. He's being used by everyone 😥"
March 9, 2021
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65.63%
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Hector could be easily seen as the villain of this story but I don't share that opinion. To me, he is a character - much like Odysseus - that should be more appreciated."
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231
From far off, I saw Hector. A man who still loved the gods, even as his brothers and cousins fell because of them; who fought fiercely for his family rather than the fragile ice-crust of fame.
Hector could be easily seen as the villain of this story but I don't share that opinion. To me, he is a character - much like Odysseus - that should be more appreciated."
March 9, 2021
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paperback
March 9, 2021
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Finished Reading
August 25, 2021
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all-time-favorites
December 15, 2021
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Started Reading
December 17, 2021
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9.66%
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At least once a dinner he would turn and catch me before I could feign indifference. Those seconds, half-seconds, that the line of our gaze connected, were the only moment in my day that I felt anything at all. The sudden swoop of my stomach, the coursing anger. I was like a fish eyeing the hook.Oh, Patroclus. You were doomed from the start."
December 17, 2021
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28.98%
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102
His eyes were unwavering, green flecked with gold. A certainty rose in me, lodged in my throat. I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.I haven't even reached the really sad part yet, but I'm already crying."
December 18, 2021
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49.15%
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173
His eyes, green as spring leaves, met mine. "Patroclus. I have given enough to them. I will not give them this." After that, there was nothing more to say."
December 27, 2021
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68.75%
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242
"Her name is Andromache, and she is the only daughter of King Eetion of Cilicia. Hector is said to love her above all things."I think Hector plays a very important role in this book. He's the example that not everything is about fame and wealth. I think he and Patroclus would have actually gotten along quite well if they had the chance."
December 29, 2021
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99.72%
"The memories come, and come. Thetis listens, staring into the grain of the stone. We are all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both."
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December 29, 2021
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June 11, 2022
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June 13, 2022
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29.26%
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“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.”"
June 14, 2022
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43.75%
"I'd really like to know how Odysseus managed to find them on Scyros."
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154
June 15, 2022
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60.51%
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“Are you frightened?” I asked. The first call of a nightingale in the trees at our back."
“No,” he answered. “This is what I was born for.”
June 16, 2022
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Finished Reading
August 11, 2022
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August 12, 2022
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31.82%
"In my mind, the book ends here. There is no war, and everyone is happy 😭"
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112
August 14, 2022
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49.15%
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“It was that moment, perhaps, that our lives changed. Not before in Scyros, nor before that still, on Pelion. But here, as we began to understand the grandness, now and always, that would follow him wherever he went.”"
August 15, 2022
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58.24%
"Most people only grieve for Patroclus, but I think it's also some of Achilles' goodness and kind heart that we lose to the war throughout the story."
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205
August 18, 2022
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85.23%
"This is my sixth re-read. I always know what happens next. But every time I reach this part, I‘m still not feady for it."
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August 18, 2022
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December 10, 2022
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December 18, 2022
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53.13%
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They leaned towards him, like flowers to the sun, drinking in his luster. It was as Odysseus had said: he had light enough to make heroes of them all.
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December 19, 2022
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May 2, 2023
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May 4, 2023
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July 15, 2023
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July 16, 2023
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40.0%
July 24, 2023
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January 10, 2024
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
January 11, 2024
– Shelved as:
greek-mythology
June 17, 2024
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Started Reading
(Audiobook Edition)
June 20, 2024
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(Audiobook Edition)
June 20, 2024
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audiobook
(Audiobook Edition)
June 20, 2024
– Shelved as:
greek-mythology
(Audiobook Edition)
June 20, 2024
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(Audiobook Edition)
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Jul 11, 2020 11:13PM
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I did, but it also broke my heart :'D
@Leni all the best books break our hearts :)
I adore this book but my oh my does it hurt to read it
@GeorgiaI couldn't agree more
This has been on my list for a while - my library hold is finally getting closer!
Val wrote: "This has been on my list for a while - my library hold is finally getting closer!"I hope you'll like it! It's my favorite book and definitely worth tons of rereads 😊
This is also my favorite book of all time. It is so. Damn. Good.
Natasha wrote: "This is also my favorite book of all time. It is so. Damn. Good."Couldn't agree more with you, Natasha!
I loved this book. So sad and stunning at the same time!
caroline (taylor’s version) wrote: "I loved this book. So sad and stunning at the same time!"I'm glad to hear that you loved it too, Caroline! <3
This one was my favorite book that I read this year!
Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ wrote: "This one was my favorite book that I read this year!"So glad to hear that you loved it too! <3
Holding onto this comment the way I hold onto my childhood.
I love how much you love this book 🥺🥺 I wish I did too, maybe should give it another chance someday
Imme wrote: "Girl😭😭😭😭"It still breaks my heart every time 😭
SK wrote: "I love how much you love this book 🥺🥺 I wish I did too, maybe should give it another chance someday"Thank you 💕 Don't force yourself to read it if you didn't enjoy it, love!
