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Kirke

Madeline Miller

4.25 AVERAGE

courtneymcgowan's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

evalyne's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

k_gregz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Bring on Persephone!

fawnmm's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mosieccc's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eusteph's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"I would go on through the countless millennia, while everyone I met ran through my fingers and I was left with only those who were like me."

To be candid, as I jumped into this book I wasn't as drawn in as I was when I read The Song of Achilles so part of me worried that my luck with Madeline Miller had run its course. Although I definitely did not feel as connected to these characters as the ones in her other books, they grew on me with time.

"I should know better than to howl when the bird was already flown."

The character of Circe in particular surprised me. Throughout the first pages of the story I didn't really care much for her. If anything, she annoyed me. However, as she built a thicker skin, she started fascinating me. My mythological knowledge is limited, even though I have read The Odyssey, so many facets of this retelling were new to me. I'm taking a liking to these.