The Importance of Queer Literature (The Song of Achilles Commentary)

To be completely honest, I discovered Madeline Miller and The Song of Achilles through Tik Tok. Which, as a young person, is not a big surprise. I never would have found her otherwise- I rarely have the time or excuse to read. It’s not that I hate reading- I have read plenty in the past. “Plenty” as in Donna Tartt and Oscar Wilde. It is so extremely hard to find a book that I genuinely like, because the only thing that resonates with me is queer literature. Growing up in the bible belt as not only a romantic, but a queer romantic…