Is the Hype Real? | The Song of Achilles Review

Is the Hype Real? | The Song of Achilles Review | Overbooked [CC]

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Жыл бұрын

I went on booktok one time and it was overwhelming and someone described the Iliad as 'The Hunger Games but with Greek Gods' and I had to leave...
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@thehappyplate Жыл бұрын

Yes! This was my first Madeline Miller book, and I loved it. I will say that I loved Circe even *more*, which is not how all of my bookish friends felt. For me, though, Circe was a magical, un-put-down-able 5 stars.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I am so excited to do the review of Circe in August

@anti8244 Жыл бұрын

Since you mentioned Lore Olympus: Madeline Miller apparently is working on a Hades and Persephone retelling!

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Would not surprise me!

@jadibdraws Жыл бұрын

Song of Achilles is fr my favorite read out of all the books I've read I just can't forget about it and how it made me feel the descriptions were so beautiful I felt like I knew Achilles personally. Still trying to find a book to match the way it made me feel.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I hope you find one!

@aartijaswa3273 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I read it and liked it a lot but if it wasn't for the hype I would have appreciated it more going in with reasonable expectations rather than being left feeling underwhelmed. Sometimes the Internet is a curse.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

A moment's silence for all the books that fell victim to the hype

@eoincampbell1584 Жыл бұрын

You had me at "wine dark sea" and then hit me again with the Hadestown reference, subscribed.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

I did enjoy the song of Achilles but circe is my favorite for some reason people who have read both books end up loving one of the books and not the other

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Intriguing!

@LiteratureScienceAlliance Жыл бұрын

Why do you have to bring up Hadestown! Once on this island does that too and its a for sure way to make me cry but also I love stories that are selfaware that they are stories 💜

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

*sobs in 'All I've Ever Known'*

@vincentgeiszler3749 Жыл бұрын

Interesting review! I personally didn’t enjoy it, even if the prose was very pretty; I felt like Miller didn’t get the characters, especially Patroclus, who she made into a soft boy twink healer instead of the brick sh*thouse he was in myth. But it was a really beautifully written book, so I understand why people liked it. Just not what I was looking for.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Obsessed with that description of Patroclus

@jenniferdonohoe4392 Жыл бұрын

I cried my eyes out reading this book! A definite 5 star rating from me 👍

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

lovely!

@celinas3182 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are really cool

@PippaPasses Жыл бұрын

Well this video definitely found me

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Haha!

@KateyFlowersBooks Жыл бұрын

I read this in a vlog couple of years ago after receiving it in a second hand book subscription box. The majority of my prior knowledge of the story came from watching the movie Troy when I was 13 (I’m so sorry mythology nerds! 🥹) I did really enjoy Achilles, it was a solid 4 star read for me. I have to admit, I was a teensy bit disappointed by it because of the hype and expectations I went in with… but then I remembered that 4 stars is still a good time, and being disappointed that it was a 4 and not a 5 seemed silly 😅

@robert3482 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, my reading experience was basically the same. I really enjoyed the book, but then felt disappointed that it was *only* a good book instead of something transcendent beyond my wildest dreams lol. I'm such a sucker for hype and it too often turns good books into disappointments for absolutely no reason.

@DeadGoodBookReviews Жыл бұрын

Exactly! good books have a hard time when people keep telling you they are great books!