30: The Song of Achilles: Why It Works, Why It Hurts
Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles came out 15 years ago, and somehow we’re only getting emotionally destroyed by it now.This week, we’re talking about why a story we already knew still managed to hurt this much, how Patroclus changes the way we see Achilles, and why Miller’s version of Greek mythology works so well for a modern audience. We also get into Greek gods being petty and miserable, Paula’s first impressions of Circe, and whether men being emotionally vulnerable is our favorite genre.
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