The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
I loved the richness of the language, the descriptions. She really made me feel I was in ancient Greece — the smells, the whole environment.
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“I loved the richness of the language, the descriptions. She really made me feel I was in ancient Greece — the smells, the whole environment.” Read more...
Lucy Coats, Children's Author
“I don’t want to know what Achilles did in bed, frankly. If you want to play with the big boys, fine, but don’t turn The Iliad into a Twilight novel.” Read more...
Daniel Mendelsohn on Updating the Classics (of Greek and Roman Literature)
Daniel Mendelsohn, Memoirist
