Chloe’s Comments (group member since Sep 11, 2020)

Chloe’s comments from the MagicalNet group.

I read Dune so I would know the backstory when I watched the movie, and it really helped. Having both read the book and seen the movie, I have a great appreciation for each. The book was very imaginative and intriguing and held my attention the whole time. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation took this wonderful world and made it real for us to see. The movie was amazing, and the actors for each character were wonderful.

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Reading this book was just so lovely, I was highlighting so many quotes, in like every chapter, for just how beautifully they were written. I loved the Briseis character so much, and Patroclus's interactions with her. It was so bittersweet. And Patroclus and Achilles were just so wonderful, legendary. Such a great depiction of such a powerful love between two iconic and "god-blessed" people. So cool! But wow, so much pain throughout too, it really makes you feel a lot of things. Such a great read!! I'm glad I got to read it for the book club :)

mia wrote: "okay okay okay i have so many feelings this was such a good book i
literally love the characters like oh my god
and i knew like. the bare minimum about the iliad going into the book and it was so f..."
I didn't know the iliad either, so I had no idea what to expect going in, but it was SO enjoyable!

Talk about one of our book club books for the month of February here! The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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