73.3k reviews for:

Kirke

Madeline Miller

4.25 AVERAGE

mr_knoeds's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jesshorn's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lbanc1's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rach_gunn's review against another edition

5.0

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Greek Mythology has my heart and this is a beautiful retelling ❤️

ellieb_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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I’m still stewing on this one, and perhaps still debating whether mythology-based fiction is right for me. I enjoyed Circe as a character and loved her growth over the novel (for her, thousands of years). Her loneliness is captivating, and the chapters on her early motherhood are really gutting. I would have liked the arc and the plot to be a bit stronger here, and I felt like the book dragged on in the middle. And I wanted a little more excitement around the witchcraft. But I had fun googling all the side characters who show up, and I felt satisfied by the ending. I’ll definitely be picking up Miller’s other novel sometime soon!

martuuuuus's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous slow-paced

inishhh's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

sarahandika's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ellacummings02's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaetzlein's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I enjoyed this thorougly. The retelling adds new perspective to the original mythology, making them more complex and modern.
For me the main overarching themes were loneliness and mortality, which is unexpected for a book about a goddess. But it made perfect sense. A beautifully told story.