Reviews

Circe by Madeline Miller

magglerock's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

katy_ryn's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous. I still find myself wanting to go back into the beautiful world Miller crafts weeks later.

an_everyday_penguin's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mcloonejack's review against another edition

5.0

Madeline Miller could keep doing the same general theme of fleshing out secondary characters in epics and I’d read them all forever. She has a way of fleshing out these characters—obviously Patroclus in “Song of Achilles” and the titular Circe—in a way that feels definitive and “correct,” in a way that I find stunning for what could be derisively termed fanfic if it wasn’t handled this elegantly.

And that’s all just about the craft. The story itself is lovely and heartbreaking and hopeful and everything you’d hope to get from a retelling of one of the most famous women in literary history.

lxra167's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

santtuleena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

acatt01's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely a very different read for someone who's used to romance and fantasy, but it was a pleasant trip.

sophreadstoomuch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

pcrthos's review against another edition

4.0

Pfiouuu c'était trop beau, j'ai tout aimé mais surtout la dernière partie avec Pénélope et son fils. Et la fin, mon dieu la fin

zee_reads's review against another edition

5.0

I need to get my hands on some books with female rage cause I absolutely devoured the story once Circe snapped