Welcome to another Crawford’s Mysteries and More! Book Club Novel Review. Novels read in book club will fall into the following categories: Detective (crime is solved by a detective/police officer), Cozy (no violence), Caper (told from the criminal’s POV), and More (not strictly a mystery)! Today’s pick is More!
We all know the story of Achilles. But who was Achilles before he became the savior of the Greeks? How did his parents love him? What were his favorite pastimes as a child? Whom did he love? In The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller gives us the love story we didn’t know we were craving. With her incredible knowledge of both The Illiad and Greek mythology, she gives us a spellbinding novel of the Trojan War from the perspective of someone we’ve never heard from—Achilles’ lover, Patroclus. This book has everything: an endearing narrator, a mesmerizing protagonist, an alluring trickster and guardian, and compassionate mentors who all come together in the retelling of one of the greatest war stories in history. Madeline’s turns of phrase are uniquely fresh, pulling you into her world and making you forget that you are reading. If this book isn’t on your list, then make sure it’s at the top! Better yet, stop what you were planning to do today and go pick up this book from your local, independent book store.
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