Sick of taking notes to remember all the names and places in fantasy books? Don’t feel like committing to a 10 part yet-to-be finished series? Elves just not your vibe? While dwarves would have you back on that last one, I get it, cracking open a fantasy book can be a daunting task. That’s why I have consulted the lore and come up with a list of fantasy books for people who are not a fan of the genre. While I can’t make you love hobbit genealogies, I can at least spare you the trouble of dealing with authors that do – sorry, Tolkien.
The Song of Achilles
(Ecco Press)The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a modern retelling of Homer’s The Iliad – if you think that means it’ll feel like snoozeville high school English class assigned reading, you’re wrong. Written with the aching grace of a Jeff Buckley song, The Song of Achilles is the ultimate tragic romance story. It revolves around Achilles (the guy with the heel) and his lover Patroclus, following their friendship as boys, their blossoming ardor as teenagers, and the incendiary culmination of their love in the fires of the Trojan War. Feel like you can’t connect emotionally to fantasy characters? This novel will have you ugly crying for Achilles and Patroclus for the last fifty pages. While the novel ends on a hopeful note, your eyes will have leaked more water than the River Styx before you get there – and you’ll love every second.
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