The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The story of Achilles has been passed down through the ages and adapted countless times, most recently in Pat Barker‘s The Silence of the Girls, but also in less successful interpretations of the tale (Brad Pitt in Troy, I’m looking at you). The Song of Achilles (2011) by […]
Read MoreRay McKenzie´s rating: 4 | Madeline Miller | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 1 comment |
Circe by Madeline Miller “When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist.” Thus begins Circe’s self-told tale, and the yet-to-be-invented descriptor she references here is “witch,” though it could just as easily, and perhaps more significantly for this story, be “independent woman,” since both concepts, it turns out, are equally […]
Read MoreBill Capossere and Ray McKenzie´s rating: 5 | Madeline Miller | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | | 3 comments |
SHORTS: In this week’s column we review several short fiction works that we’ve read recently, including three more of the current Retro Hugo nominees from 1943. “Galatea” by Madeline Miller (2013, $3.99 on Kindle; anthologized in xo Orpheus, edited by Kate Bernheimer) In the Roman myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, a sculptor creates a statue […]
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