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Books I Want to Talk About with my Friend, the Classics Professor

December 18, 2018 by Jenny S Leave a Comment

Thanks to all the Cannonball Read folks who raved about Madeline Miller this year.  Because of the accolades, I read The Song of Achilles back in May and Circe in November and both were books that engaged and transported me.  Thanks to my procrastinating ways, I decided to review both books together and because they’ve been reviewed by a lot of folks already, I thought I’d talk more about my experience reading them and spare you the plot summary. I read Song of Achilles on my […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Circe, CLC Library, madeline miller, not your high school Iliad, Recs for Julie N, the song of achilles

Jenny S's CBR10 Review No:33 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Circe, CLC Library, madeline miller, not your high school Iliad, Recs for Julie N, the song of achilles ·
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