I will give it three stars because of how true it stayed to actual Greek mythology. The constant gushing by Patroclus over Achilles was annoying, though. I felt like that was blocking my view of the Iliad.
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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated If on a winter's night a traveler: 3 stars

If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino
Calvino shows that the novel, far from being a dead form, is capable of endless mutations. If on a winter's …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The histories: 5 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated World Without End: 4 stars

World Without End by Ken Follett
En 1327, quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Leo the African: 4 stars

Leo the African by Amin Maalouf
Based on the life of Hasan al-Wazzan
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Wintersmith: 3 stars

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #35)
‘Crivens!’
Tiffany Aching put one foot wrong, made just one little mistake . . .
And now the …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Cloud Atlas: 5 stars

David Mitchell: Cloud Atlas (2004, Random House Trade Paperbacks)
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cloud Atlas is the third novel by British author David Mitchell. It was published in 2004. It won the British …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Utopia: 4 stars

Utopia by Thomas More (Penguin classics)
Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a …

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Winner of the 2001 Carnegie MedalOne rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Burnt Shadows: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The winter of our discontent: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Last Hero: 4 stars

The Last Hero by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 27)
An illustrated storybook.
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Pillars of the Earth: 4 stars

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building …












