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DivineDiana
The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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A retelling of Homer‘s Iliad focusing on the relationship between Patroclus and Achilles. I was invested from the very beginning. Beautiful writing. Fast paced. Heartbreaking. A story of love and war. #booked2022 #Setinanancientcivilization #thinkgreek
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Cinfhen I LOVED this book!!! A definite favorite 🤩 2y
DivineDiana @Cinfhen ❤️ And a Philadelphia author! 2y
Cinfhen Really???? I‘m not sure I knew that - awesome 😎 2y
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AvidReader25 Circe (the author‘s second novel) is even better! 2y
DivineDiana @cinfhen I went to see her at Main Point Books when Circe was released. 2y
Cinfhen Awesomeness!!!! 2y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Cinfhen Yay!!!! Congrats 🍾 Here‘s the link everyone https://forms.gle/sMyR1gVJciu1HqkA9 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 2y
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Chelsea.Poole
Home Fire: A Novel | Kamila Shamsie
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This is why I love reading challenges, though I participate in few. Read for #Booked2022 for #thinkgreek as this is an Antigone retelling. I had to educate myself on Antigone before starting and it very much enhanced my reading experience. This is a heartbreaker and that ending is just wow. I absolutely loved this book and I‘m so grateful to this challenge for giving me the nudge to read it. I‘d call this a bit of a Romeo & Juliet retelling also.

Palimpsest Your cactus is beautiful 2y
CBee One of my favorites! I can‘t wait to read her newest 😊 2y
sarahbarnes Loved this one, too! 2y
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BarbaraBB Oh I loved this one so much! 2y
Cinfhen Yay!! So glad #Booked2022 “pushed” you to try something new 🫶🏼 2y
Megabooks So glad you enjoyed it! 2y
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sprainedbrain
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I‘m using this as my #ThinkGreek mythology retelling for #Booked2022… it‘s not a pure retelling but it definitely includes a whole lot of mythology and gods all together in this (absolutely terrifying) purgatory place. Ghosts, gods, demons, angels, monsters and epic battles—there is a LOT going on here, but it‘s definitely a well-written, fascinating story. I think it was bit longer than it needed to be, but otherwise I loved it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Christyco125
The Song of Achilles | Madeline Miller
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This was a fantastic retelling of the myth of Achilles. I like the way she gave the secondary character Patroclus a voice which made Achilles humanity more present in the story.

#Booked2022 - A MYTHOLOGY RETELLING #ThinkGreek

#Pantone2022 - #HarbourBlue

sarah-bear Agree, it was so good! 2y
Cinfhen Loved this one ‼️‼️‼️‼️ 2y
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jenniferw88
Ariadne | Jennifer Saint
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Cinfhen Woohoo!!!! I just got the new ARC from the same author 3y
TrishB Glad you enjoyed 👍🏻 3y
squirrelbrain 😁👍 3y
Cathythoughts That‘s great you enjoyed it 👍🏻♥️ 3y
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BarbaraBB
A Thousand Ships | Natalie Haynes
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Although the book for me came nowhere near Circe or Song of Achilles, it was still an amusing read. To consider the Trojan war from the point of view of a chorus of women and goddesses was original and cool! A light pick.

Thanks Cindy for sending me this one. It makes the challenges so much easier 😉🤣😘

#Booked2022 #ThinkGreek #FoodAndLit

CaitlinR Nicely put! 3y
Catsandbooks Terrific! 3y
Megabooks Wonderful review! 3y
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Cinfhen Great photo! Agreed it‘s not in the same league as Miller but still an interesting retelling 💜Glad it helped xx 3y
BiblioLitten I love this picture! 🌟🌟🌟 3y
BarbaraBB @BiblioLitten Really? That‘s nice! I liked the old fashioned letterbox and all the Ukrainian stickers on it! 3y
BiblioLitten Your book has a bit of blue and yellow on it too🌻😊 3y
BarbaraBB @BiblioLitten You‘re right! I didn‘t even notice 😊 3y
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Smarkies
Ariadne | Jennifer Saint
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Told from the point of view of Ariadne and her sister, Phaedra, this retelling helped to ground some of these stories for me and to give more emphasis to the women in the stories.
Read for #booked2022 #thinkgreek #greece
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Gorgeous edition 😍I really liked this book!! Great choice 3y
wanderinglynn That‘s a beautiful cover! 😍 3y
Smarkies @wanderinglynn it is! I have seen other covers for this book and I think this one is the prettiest one. 😍😍 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage My goodness, that cover is exquisite. Glad the inside was equally lovely. (edited) 3y
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Olympus, Texas | Stacey Swann
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Swann brings the BC to the AD with this retelling of Greek myth. I haven‘t brushed up on my mythology in a long time, but you don‘t need to remember it to enjoy the drama of this extended clan in modern day, small town Texas. This novel proves that some stories are timeless yet still can have new life brought to them. The #audiobook narration is excellent!

Thanks for the rec @Cinfhen and @MallenNC 💜

#ThinkGreek #Booked2022

sherrisilvera I have a signed copy from the indie store that recently went out of business by me after 44 years. Glad to see it's a good one! 3y
MallenNC I‘m glad you liked it! I‘m not very well versed in myths either but I liked the story. And the mythology added another layer. 3y
Megabooks @sherrisilvera I‘m sorry that store went out of business, but I hope you enjoy the book. 👍🏻👍🏻 3y
Megabooks @MallenNC yes! I think I remember the story of Artemis and Orion, but the other main storyline I didn‘t remember as well, but it seemed familiar. 3y
Cinfhen I‘m glad you liked this one!! I was riveted!! It would make for a great TV adaptation 3y
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