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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
The first (overt) retelling of greek mythology like this I’ve read. Honestly I thought I’d hate it because how many times can we possibly rewrite these stories. But here we are.
The language is subdued yet captivating. The storyline floats by gently with enough tension to keep you reading. It lived up to the hype for me. Circe engaged with the weirdness of Greek mythology (blue guys, bull romance, living long enough to date your ex-lover’s kid, etc) in a way that was light and deft and interesting and sometimes funny and deeply moving, even? The last few pages absolutely wrecked me, and I will think about them for a long time.
Read for meditations on atonement, grief, and mortality.
But anyway I liked it.
The language is subdued yet captivating. The storyline floats by gently with enough tension to keep you reading. It lived up to the hype for me. Circe engaged with the weirdness of Greek mythology (blue guys, bull romance, living long enough to date your ex-lover’s kid, etc) in a way that was light and deft and interesting and sometimes funny and deeply moving, even? The last few pages absolutely wrecked me, and I will think about them for a long time.
Read for meditations on atonement, grief, and mortality.
But anyway I liked it.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this has been on my tbr pile for a long time, i finished it in a day and my only regret is not reaching for it sooner! beautifully written, good character and plot development, everything we know and love from Madeline Miller's work (:
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read on the plane in one sitting. Obsessed!
medium-paced
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
There were a lot of beautiful sentences. That’s about the most I can say for this book.
I was hooked on Circe’s character in the beginning. A flawed female MC, a lesser god, rejected by her family, unsure of her place in the world? Here for it.
I expected a glorious arc of Circe embracing her witchery and cunning and turning it against all who dare scorn her.
And I was gloriously disappointed.
Sure, we get glimpses of that Circe here and there which kept me hanging on. But then it’s periodically destroyed by a series of passerby to Aeaea who info dump us with Greek mythology and somehow convince Circe that all she ever wanted was to be a mother and experience true mortal love.
Seriously? I didn’t know I was reading a Greek-infused Nicholas Sparks novel until it was too late.
The ending in particular was infuriating. She basically gave up everything for a narcissistic mortal in the beginning of the book and then did the same at the end of the book but for a marginally better mortal man.
I wanted to turn everyone, including Madeline Miller, to swine by the end of it. And I wouldn’t feel guilty about it dammit!
I was hooked on Circe’s character in the beginning. A flawed female MC, a lesser god, rejected by her family, unsure of her place in the world? Here for it.
I expected a glorious arc of Circe embracing her witchery and cunning and turning it against all who dare scorn her.
And I was gloriously disappointed.
Sure, we get glimpses of that Circe here and there which kept me hanging on. But then it’s periodically destroyed by a series of passerby to Aeaea who info dump us with Greek mythology and somehow convince Circe that all she ever wanted was to be a mother and experience true mortal love.
Seriously? I didn’t know I was reading a Greek-infused Nicholas Sparks novel until it was too late.
The ending in particular was infuriating. She basically gave up everything for a narcissistic mortal in the beginning of the book and then did the same at the end of the book but for a marginally better mortal man.
I wanted to turn everyone, including Madeline Miller, to swine by the end of it. And I wouldn’t feel guilty about it dammit!