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The Song of Troy
The Song of Troy | Colleen McCullough
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It was a clash of arms that would echo through the millennia: a hard-fought conflict born of love, pride, greed and revenge; a decade-long siege of the ancient world's greatest city from which nobody will escape unscathed. As urgent and passionate as if told for the first time, international besteller Colleen McCullough breathes life into legend, swinging our sympathies from Greece to Troy and back again as they move inexorably towards a fate not even the gods themselves can avert. Here are Greek princess Helen, sensuous and self-indulgent, who deserts a dull husband for the sake of the equally self-indulgent Trojan prince Paris; the haunted warrior Achilles; the heroically noble Hektor; the subtle and brilliant Odysseus; Priam, King of Troy, doomed to make the wrong decisions for the right reasons; and Agamemnon, King of Kings, who consents to the unspeakable to launch his thousand ships, incurring the terrifying wrath of his wife, Klytemnestra. THE SONG OF TROY: A legend reborn.
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llwheeler
The Song of Troy | Colleen McCullough
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#bookhaul post 3/3 from used book sale, the last but not least misc/fic edition.

Some of these are definitely #blameitonLitsy (hello, Beatriz Williams). I will have trouble choosing which to read first!

What a great start to my staycation 😍😁

Dragon Snow Falling on Cedars 👍 5y
llwheeler @Dragon that one is also from seeing people post about it here. Glad it gets a 👍, looking forward to it! 5y
Crazeedi Never read sing of troy, but I love author! Will have to check out!💞 5y
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llwheeler @Crazeedi It sounds really good! I've never read any of her books yet, but I hear good things. I'm looking forward to this one 🙂 5y
Crazeedi @llwheeler oh she's good, but her books are rather lengthy!! 5y
llwheeler @Crazeedi I see that! I'll save it for when I really want to sink into something 🙂 5y
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tokyoseg
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3/5. pick for mythology fans. Overall, an interesting somewhat realistic retelling of the Trojan War, from start to end. I enjoyed it, tho admittedly I liked the first half of the book better.
There are WAY too many POV characters and a lot of them sound pretty much the same. Also didn‘t like the portrayal of some, especially Helen, ugh.
I disliked how Achilles was portrayed in his relationship with Patrokles and the way that part was handled. 😒

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tokyoseg
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Since I‘m still high on the Iliad, I think it‘s perfect timing to start reading this book. I hope it‘s good, bring on the pain again~~ Patroclussss😭

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Neale
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Seriously, I had forgotten just how good this book is. If you love the Iliad or Greek Mythology or Colleen McCullough, why even if you don‘t, READ THIS! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕😍😍

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Neale
The Song of Troy | Colleen McCullough
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A re-read in preparation for the #indiebuddyread #indiebuddyreads Madeline Miller month. I‘s a fantastic book. I actually like it better than Song of Achilles, but then along with David Mitchell, McCullough is my favourite author. 😊

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Auntynanny
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I love Colleen McCullough! I read her Rome series a few years ago and I've been meaning to read this one for a while. It's such a fascinating story, told from multiple perspectives.

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Auntynanny
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Book haul from Fair's Fair 😊

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NadiaBatista
The Song of Troy | Colleen McCullough
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#Deweys I'm here!! Books and snacks and cats!

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NadiaBatista
The Song of Troy | Colleen McCullough
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I'm almost done with this book. I must finish it today, for tomorrow we have Dewey's 💗💗

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NadiaBatista
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#currentread
First time reading Colleen! A lot is happening but overall it's being a very nice book 👍👍