Ransom

I'm reading a great book at the moment, it's called Ransom, by David Malouf.  It's a re-telling of part of the Iliad, the part where Patroclus has just died and Achilles has gone a bit crazy.  What makes it so good isn't really the subject matter, but more the language he uses.  If you've ever wondered if writing can be delicious I would recommend this book, just the sentence structures and how it just rolls around in your head.  It's about the only book I have ever forced myself to read slowly, just to enjoy it all the more.