Reviews

Circe by Madeline Miller

modalmle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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? No

3.5

alexazilla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense 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? Yes

5.0

LOVED this book so much, miller humanized greek gods so well. and the ending was perfection.

kades26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jacksneira's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

sarahsbookproblem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

shelbabz33's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

kiranmm's review against another edition

5.0

RANSKFKQJDHQAAA I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!

about this book: just wow. i freakin loved it

also this is the fastest i’ve read a book like a average sized novel in a while so i’m pretty proud of myself for that :))) :3

enajait's review against another edition

5.0

I wish I had Madeline Miller’s way with words so I could write a review worthy of her book. Alas, I will try my best.

I read The Odyssey last year and my favourite book from it was Circe. She was also my favourite character. So naturally, as both a Circe and a TSOA fan, I very much wanted to read Miller’s second novel. ‘Circe’ was everything I wanted and more. I thoroughly enjoy taking Classical Studies and have a basic knowledge of characters such as King Minos and Medea so really enjoyed learning more about their stories in the book. I also really enjoyed learning more about Circe, a character I love so much.

Miller’s work is genuinely some of the most beautiful writing I have ever read and so I can without a doubt say that ‘Circe’ is a 5 star read. My only (very minor) complaint is that the long chapters meant it took me a while to read. However on the plus side this meant I had more time to savour the story. 5/5 stars!!

witchinghourreader's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

marcird's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 if I could. This is an incredible novel. I wanted to love it more than I did but as it turns out, I still don’t like Greek mythology. Still scarred from 7th grade I guess.