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Loading... Achillesby Elizabeth Cook
I like this translation of a very old myth. Achilles could be quite arrogant and hard to deal with. (  ) phillund | Mar 10, 2012 |  Achilles retells the story of, as you might have guessed, Achilles. Told in a poetic prose (i.e. annoying, disjointed sentence structure), Elizabeth Cook takes the famous hero of Greek mythology and adds another 107 dull, unnecessary pages to the legend. I suppose the writing is sort of good, at times, when she isn't spoiling it with crude and distracting vulgarity. I suppose some might consider the retelling of Achilles' life interesting, although I found a minimal amount of worthwhileness here. I suppose those who may nurture a particular fondness for Homer and his work may find the book worth suffering through, as well. I, on the other hand, am happy to be done with it. (  ) Ape | Jul 29, 2011 | A mistake. A moment ago Achilles had needed Odysseus. Now he lets him go, his face dark with scorn. 'What's that to me? Don't you know that it's sweeter to be alive - in any shape or form - than lord of all these shadows?' A poetic retelling of the story of Achilles, including his upbringing, the Trojan War, and the meeting between the dead Achilles and Odysseus, who has followed Circe's instructions on how to call the dead to meet with him. I'm not sure why the poet Keats makes an appearance in the final section. (  ) isabelx | Apr 10, 2011 | The story of Achilles. Lovely writing. (  ) mari_reads | Mar 26, 2011 | This is a lovely, interesting take on the story of Achilles. (  ) wanack | Jul 3, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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