Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Miller told a reporter from The Guardian that her inspirations include David Mitchell, Lorrie Moore, Anne Carson, and Virgil. [29] Miller expressed "hate" and "visceral disgust" towards Ayn Rand's book The Fountainhead. As she herself indicated, she hates the "ideas behind it". Instead, she prefers books by James Herriot and Chinua Achebe. [30]
The critic aggregates Books in the Media and Bookmarks gave the book ratings of 4.14 and 4 out of 5, respectively. [2] [3] In a review for The New York Times, Claire Messud describes Miller's Circe as "pleasurable," approving of its feminist themes and its "highly psychologized, redemptive and ultimately exculpatory account" of Circe's familiar ...
A portion of the mural featuring Madeline and other characters from the Madeline books. Bemelmans Bar is known for its walls, decorated with a work titled Central Park: [17] a pale yellow mural depicting Madeline, her eleven classmates, and their guardian in Central Park across four seasons. The painting has many vignettes with no central ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Books chosen by the guests are The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller , All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr , A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Rakhee Thakrar) and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ¾ by Sue Townsend (Stephen Mangan).
The Song of Achilles is a 2011 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age , it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus . The novel follows Patroclus' relationship with Achilles , from their initial meeting to their exploits during the Trojan War , with focus on their romantic ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. Mobile and desktop browsers: Works best with the latest version of Chrome, Edge, FireFox and Safari. Windows: Windows 7 and newer Mac: MacOS X and newer Note: Ad-Free AOL Mail ...