A major issue I’m having after reading the book and finding people to engage with is that they keep comparing the Achilles in TSoA to the historical version of Achilles. I keep reading comments on how they can’t have sympathy for him because he was a ruthless and cold leader according to other sources… but this book has nothing to do with those sources?
The Achilles in TSoA is his own character? It’s a fictional romance- fiction being the key term. I doubt the author wanted to be 100% historically accurate as it would take away from the story she wanted to tell. I mean most authors of popular fiction do that- look at Hamilton.
Maybe I’m over reacting? Not sure, just trying to see if others who enjoyed the book have found agitation in similar discourse.
by its_just_ace