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Miller retells the Iliad as an intimate queer love story.
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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller2012 selection · Literary fiction
The Song of Achilles
Exiled prince Patroclus befriends and loves Achilles before following him to Troy. Prophecy and martial glory steadily close around their bond.
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You want emotionally direct myth retellings with romance and war.
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