This week, I was lucky - I didn't have to look that hard.
Some weeks I literally have to trawl through soooooo many fics, and it takes me hours to find one decent enough to rec. to you all (seriously, I love fanfiction, but there's some utter cr*p out there.)
Plus, you know me, I love bringing you things which make you think - new takes on characters and storylines, deeper examinations of events, diverse rep. that we often just don't get in mainstream stuff.
This week, though, I stumbled across a fic based on a novel I absolutely love - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
I know that a lot of people are with me on the whole 'love this book,' thing. But I also get that some people don't like it - I totally get and respect that; it's not perfect. But I still love it.
I also love this fic.
Yes, ok, it's completely and utterly saccharine-sweet, and I'm normally not big on over-sentimentality but... IT'S. SO. PRECIOUS!!!! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
It doesn't really give any spoilers either, tbh.
It's slightly awkwardly written in places though, so language purists - you've totally been warned!
Seriously though - this is based around the idea of Achilles and Patroclus being reincarnated in the modern age, so that they can find each other again!
If you've read the book, you'll know how utterly beautiful that idea is!
This week's fic, then, is:
A Thousand Lifetimes by healthywounds
Do you read book-based fanfiction? Have you read The Song of Achilles? Talk to me! 😊💬
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Omg I absolutely loved The Song of Achilles! I will pretty much read anything about The Trojan War and Achilles is my favourite Greek hero so basically this fic is made for me! And I don’t normally read fanfiction too! Thanks for sharing, Cee!!
ReplyDeleteI really hope you enjoy it Em!!!! Lemme know what you think, k? XD
DeleteAm I the only person who haven't heard about The Song of Achilles? I’ll have to check it out sometime. Glad you enjoyed it. 😀
ReplyDeleteOn a separate note, when are you doing some more micro poetry ? I do like your poetry!
It's awesome!
DeleteAnd thanks sooooo much! There should be some up this week if/when I have time to put the post together! Lol! XD <3
Aw, that's fun! I love it when books have excellent fics -- I feel like very often it is hard to find wondrous fic going with most books. So yay, I will check it out straightaway although I secretly was mad at Song of Achilles for everyone loving it so much and forgetting about my original Old Time Greek Fiction author, Mary Renault. :p
ReplyDeleteIt is strange how little fanfiction there is out there for books (outside of things like Harry Potter, ofc.)
DeleteI hope you enjoy/ed it! XD