Elizabeth Cook 'Achilles'

A kind of prose poem retelling the life of the Greek hero Achilles. Often powerful, occasionally brutal, this is certainly an interesting book. But, I found myself continually comparing it to Christopher Logue's excellent series of Homer adaptations and finding it wanting. Although very reminiscent of the 'War Music series' I found it lacked the sparse power of Logue's work. The best bits, particularly the eerie account of Odysseus' journey to the underworld, are very good, but I suspect that I'll be rereading this book less often that Logue's series.

116 pages, Methuen