![]() I realised that I hated the book – not the writing, but the ideas behind it. But I began to feel a sort of visceral disgust – as if I were being submerged into a tub of slime. For maybe the first 50 pages, I was hooked by the story. ![]() And Ayn Rand’s door stoppers were everywhere, so I picked one, and started reading. At 15, I often chose books based on how thick they were – the thicker the better. But one that stands out was actually a negative experience: reading 'The Fountainhead'. Talking about the book that changed her as a teenager, Miller told The Guardian, "I had so many positive formative reading experiences as a teenager. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Miller spoke about the books that made an impact on her and how. ![]() It's noted that it took Miller roughly a decade to write 'The Song of Achilles', for which she won the Orange Prize for Fiction (now known as the Women's Prize for Fiction). ![]() American novelist Madeline Miller is best known for her books 'The Song of Achilles' (2011) and ' Circe' (2018). ![]()
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