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jellybeandoodles t1_j1wqfqv wrote

Reply to comment by NewAlternative4738 in Joining the “The Song of Achilles” Appreciation Club by my-nips-hurt

TSOA is one of my favorite books, ever. I'm about 2/3 of the way through Circe now, and I'm enjoying it although I preferred TSOA.

I know what you mean about the "smaller stories" vibe in Circe, and I don't think TSOA had that issue. It covers segments of Achilles and Patroclus's lives in smoother, more gradual transitions than Circe. TSOA is much more linear in that sense, as the story is always working toward Achilles in the war, whereas Circe is a more meandering path.

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NewAlternative4738 t1_j1wy8ou wrote

Meandering is the perfect way of describing it. The pacing of the story telling and the very flowery prose, while beautiful, came at such a slow pace that I struggled to stay engaged.

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