This past week, I read “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller, and I have a lot to say. The novel is a fictitious retelling of the classic Greek myth of Achilles and his companion and rumored lover ...

Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles” has become much more than a best-selling mythic romance; it’s a rite of passage for some LGBTQIA+ readers. First published in 2011, this Greek war ...

Achilles is definitely the alpha in this relationship, exuding quiet self-confidence and a sense of entitlement while trying to mentor the flighty, rambunctious, and often whiny Patroclus. At the ...

The Song of Achilles reimagines the story of Achilles and Patroclus from Homer's The Iliad.It follows the pair from childhood to the onset of the Trojan war and through its 10-year duration, as ...

The story of Achilles and Patroclus existed well before Hades ever came into being. A key plot line in Homer's Iliad, the story goes that Achilles withdrew from King Agamemnon's war against Troy ...

Since the debut of “Red, White & Royal Blue,” “The Song of Achilles” has constantly been brought up among fans, some of whom have fancast Galitzine and Perez in the roles of Patroclus and ...

Years later, I came across The Song of Achilles by American novelist Madeline Miller, published in 2011. After hearing the book had Greek mythology and a doomed love story, I was intrigued.