The Song of Achilles is my most recent favorite reading (I); I finished it yesterday (I). I’m an avid reader, and the book had been recommended to me for years, but my friend had the book in her possession and I asked if I could borrow it (I). This book easily captured me (S). Madeline Miller’s writing style is so unique, and it made me really think about the phrase “show don’t tell” (I/S). She did a lot of telling with occasional showing, but it really really worked (I/S). The building of the relationship in the book was fantastic and the pacing never slowed for me (S). I’m a huge fantasy, romance, fiction girl (I). I like to be entertained and to get emotionally invested in things, and this definitely fell into that category (S). My life circumstances at the time of me reading were being in a new place, and I always find comfort in reading (I/S). My librarian in high school once asked me why I liked to read so much. She asked, “Is it because you like to learn? Or to escape.” (I) My response was both, but leaning towards the latter (I). I love reading (S); I feel like I’ve lived hundreds of lives and learned hundreds of lessons without having to go through the heartache or pain that they would be like in real life (S). I had the mentality for most of my life until I hit college, and then I started wanting to make mistakes (S). I wanted to learn from things, but I can still escape when reading (S)