The Song of Achilles retells the story of Achilles from the point of view of his lover, Patroclus. With all the verve of Mary Renault, Miller gives new life to The Iliad as well as developing a sweet, tender love story between the two men.
As a child, I read the Greek myths avidly and loved them, though they are told in a distant omniscient point of view. In such a sweeping saga, the characters aren’t necessarily well-developed. In The Song of Achilles, Miller builds three-dimensional characters, even when one of the protagonists, Achilles, is more god than human.
The prose is beautifully written and lyrical, the phrasing that of truly epic poetry translated to prose. All in all, The Song of Achilles is a moving and subtly erotic love story.
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