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Circe by Madeline Miller

206 reviews

wizardcantrips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Gore, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, and Gaslighting

willbyerslvr's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Torture, Violence, War, Body horror, and Blood

lindyloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Body shaming, Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Torture, War, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy, Incest, and Physical abuse

tottles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Incest, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal death, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Alcohol

deanamethyst's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Violence, and Pregnancy

waitwhathelp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Grief, and Rape

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Torture

yasminao's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Confinement, Infertility, Pregnancy, and War

emilymazzara's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

5.0

Who are we kidding, everything Madeline Miller touches is gold. This is exactly how the myth of Circe deserved to be handled and I cannot imagine any other outcome. 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars!! I’m too overwhelmed to make a more comprehensive review come out in words. Just…FIVE STARS

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, War, and Torture

gbeene's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I wanted to like this story more than I did, and I’ll probably forget most of the plot in a matter of weeks. I wish this story had more complete world-building. Although the novel centers Circe, the side characters were significantly more interesting. The book’s biggest accomplishment is that I now want to reread the Odyssey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape and Torture

lauramcc7's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Rape, Violence, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Animal death, and Infidelity