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Circe by Madeline Miller

6 reviews

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Slavery, and War

fawaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

Because it's my first start

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Ableism, Alcohol, Acephobia/Arophobia, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, and Cancer

Minor: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Abortion

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anton13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Again Madeline Miller manages to write a beautiful book. I genuinely love this. Idk what to say. It’s just so beautiful. I do recommend checking tw before reading it though cause it gets rough. The ending is amazing. I only wish (minor spoiler) Odysseus was not who he turned out to be

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Child death

babymoomoocow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-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

4.5

This was a very fun book and I love Madeline Miller’s writing style. So much about Circe isn’t really we’ll know and it’s a fun story. I would suggest checking the trigger warnings though. It might not be for everyone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse

crisi_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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

4.0

4/5 ⭐️

At first, I was leaning towards rating this 3-3.5 stars, but the latter half of this book made me bump it up to 4.

The prose is beautiful and poetic, and extremely efficient in detailing events that happen over thousands of years. It reads like a cautionary tale told by the fireplace, sardonic and reflective, which is highly accurate for the vibes of this book and the stuff that happens in it. As someone who liked to call themselves a Greek myth nerd, I also thought all the cameos were exciting and the portrayal of their characters intriguing.

The reason I originally wanted to rate this 3 stars has a lot to do with Circe’s character. I don’t hate her necessarily, but the fact that she wailed about her misfortune for so long (the whole first half of the book) but still groveled at the feet of those around her was…unappealing, personally. I almost DNF’d it because I can’t stand mc’s who grovel and are docile and too easily swayed. I understand that it is a part of her growth, and that growth indeed paid off. By the end, I found her character to be a lot more endearing and sympathetic. It was the kind of character development that makes all the sighs of frustration and facepalms worth it.

That being said, I did overall enjoy Circe’s character more than I disliked it. Her capacity for mercy, sympathy, and understanding sets her apart from the mercilessness of everyone around her, and her need for independence but cluelessness in obtaining it is frustrating yet endearing. Her defiance against the gods is hard earned, and that makes this book all the more enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Murder, Death, War, Incest, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Rape, and Gore

Minor: Cannibalism

poubelleboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and War