#the idea of trans achilles intrigued me but literally every aspect of this book is. bad.

[frogspawned]

obligatory leave helen alone, but also my god. i've never seen an illiad retelling written by someone who hates the illiad so much.

#at a certain point you are just writing original fiction #the idea of trans achilles intrigued me but literally every aspect of this book is. bad. #athena as achilles mom? aphrodite as a queen mother earth goddess? white achilles enslaving a black man? achilles/agamemnon? #the illiad being compressed to 9 MONTHS?? #why. why why why. #frog croaks #also holy misogyny batman! #and weirdly homophobic/transphobic despite *gestures at everything* #apparently it also liberally uses modern slurs. again. why #and what is UP with the spelling of the names #wrath goddess sing #the illiad #there's a real ship of theseu vibe like.. at a certain point this is not an illiad retelling. but at what point? #*theseus