The Song of Achilles appears in 21 book lists

By Madeline Miller,

The Song of Achilles appears in 21 book lists on Shepherd.

The best casually queer sci-fi fantasy books

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My favorite books for people who like to be emotionally tortured by fiction

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My favorite books that feel like slipping into a fairytale

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My favorite books about the heroes and myths of the Trojan War

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My favorite books inspired by the Greek myths you thought you knew

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My favorite books to experience the ancient worlds and civilizations

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My favorite books featuring historical gay heroes

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My favorite books on queer historical romance

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My favorite books to alleviate dread

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The best fantasy novels based on legends, that don’t include elves, dwarfs or dragons

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My favorite books to take you on a fantastical adventure

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My favorite books about grief and complicated family dynamics

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The best novels on what it means to be LGBTQ+

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My favorite books of ‘herstory’: breaking the silence

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My favorite books set in the Trojan War

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The best historical fiction books you can't put down

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The best historical fiction and fantasy books that will give you all the feels

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My favorite books set in Greece

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My favorite books on the classical mythology of Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans

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My favorite books inspired by Greek mythology

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