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Books Like The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller · about this book

Loved The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller? If its emotional, mythology retelling and greek mythology hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with They Both Die at the End, The Bronze Horseman and Almost Life. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Song of Achilles: Emotional · Mythology Retelling · Greek Mythology · Tragic · LGBTQ+ Protagonist

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   They Both Die at the End

   Adam Silvera

   Tearjerker · First Love · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Tragic · Emotional

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   The Bronze Horseman

   Paullina Simons

   First Love · Tearjerker · Tragic · Grief and Mourning · Emotional

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   Almost Life

   Kiran Millwood Hargrave

   First Love · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Tearjerker · Lyrical Prose · Emotional

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   The Book Thief

   Markus Zusak

   Tearjerker · Tragic · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Grief and Mourning

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   The Kite Runner

   Khaled Hosseini

   Tearjerker · Tragic · Emotional · Historical Fiction · Coming of Age

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   I, Medusa

   Ayana Gray

   Greek Mythology · Mythology Retelling · Tragic · First Person Narrator · Lyrical Prose

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   Clytemnestra

   Costanza Casati

   Greek Mythology · Mythology Retelling · Tragic · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction

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   The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

   Taylor Jenkins Reid

   LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Tearjerker · Emotional · Historical Fiction · Grief and Mourning

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   Ruthless Vows

   Rebecca Ross

   Lyrical Prose · Tearjerker · Soldiers and Warfare · Grief and Mourning · Romance

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    On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

    Ocean Vuong

    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · First Love · Lyrical Prose · Grief and Mourning · Emotional

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    The Great Alone

    Kristin Hannah

    First Love · Tearjerker · Tragic · Emotional · Historical Fiction

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12. 

    The Last Olympian

    Rick Riordan

    Greek Mythology · Friends to Lovers · Coming of Age · Soldiers and Warfare · Male Lead

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    The Witch's Heart

    Genevieve Gornichec

    Mythology Retelling · Tragic · Emotional · Lyrical Prose · Gods & Mythology

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    The Kingdoms

    Natasha Pulley

    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Historical Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare · Literary Fiction · Lyrical Prose

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    Menewood

    Nicola Griffith

    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare · Grief and Mourning

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    When the Tides Held the Moon

    Venessa Vida Kelley

    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Historical Fiction · Lyrical Prose · Male Lead · Romance

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    Black Leopard, Red Wolf

    Marlon James

    Mythology Retelling · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Lyrical Prose · Literary Fiction · Gods & Mythology

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    American Prince

    Sierra Simone

    LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Mythology Retelling · First Person Narrator · Soldiers and Warfare · Male Lead

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    Hamnet

    Maggie O'Farrell

    Tearjerker · Tragic · Lyrical Prose · Emotional · Grief and Mourning

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    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Tragic · Lyrical Prose · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Male Lead

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