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Circe by Madeline Miller

347 reviews

maya_venkatesh36's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, and Blood

mxpringle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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

3.5

The first 90% of the book? Amazing. Immaculately written and enthralling. The last 10% of the book? What in the

stepmother/stepchild relationship

was that... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

liemannen's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.25

Madeline Miller is very talented at painting a scene. Her vivid imagery is one of my favorite parts of her works, but if you're sensitive to any descriptions of injury be wary. 

Circe is a fantastic character-driven narrative. It tackles a lot of heavy topics, it's main focus being the treatment of women in ancient greek mythos. The back cover of the book is very misleading - it would have you believe that Circe's story revolves around Odysseus. Thankfully, it does not. He is an important, but breif moment in her immortal life. The truly important things come before and after him.

Circe manages to convey those same gut-wrenchingly tragic moments that The Song of Achillies does, though I would say some of them hit even harder. Circe is a character caught up in tragedies and petty vengences, but what is most vital to her character is her willpower. Highly recommemd giving this a read if you liked Song of Achillies.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Body horror

gaeke's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

for a character driven book, this sucked. while I was reading this, I felt like this was the type of story you have to come into already invested or at least slightly interested in the characters. circe wasn't redeemable in any way, and if that was the point I didn't get it. the characters were replaceable in my opinion, and none really left a strong impression on me. circe's actions pissed me off and I came here expecting a strong female main character but was terribly disappointed. I will say though that circe's mother arc had to be the best part of this book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Misogyny, and Rape

niatella's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

After having read Ariadne, my first book into Greek Mythology, it piqued my interest to pick up another greek mythology book and I am no disappointed.

The writing is beautiful, especially Circe's motherhood and her pov as a parent who wishes to protect her son as much as possible, to realise that that might not be the best course of action for he seeks greater knowledge beyond what was on the island he dwells.

Highly recommend for anyone who wishes to venture into greek mythology.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and War

ellski'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

heisiiri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

What a gorgeous book. I love Greek mythology, although I do not claim to know much about it. However, my absolute favorite part about this book is actually that at its core it is a book about womanhood, about immortality and mortality, and about being a lover in a world that can be so cruel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Minor: Body horror

This has a couple of graphic, quite disturbing descriptions of childbirths that go badly (not miscarriages, though).

mellowreading's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body horror and Incest

lizziaha's review against another edition

relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Madeline Miller’s writing is beautiful as ever, but I do think this book suffered in lacking major conflict. Without much conflict, there wasn’t much plot to be had. Of course, that is the nature of trying to capture immortality. I do think that the way Miller writes gods is distinct and right on the nose. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and War

stvalentine's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective fast-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

a total masterwork of introspection and the importance of balancing self-reliance and community!! follows ancient greece's favourite witch-goddess as she navigates godly narcissism, isolation, love, trauma, and motherhood armed with endless spells and crackling determination. a closer examination of one of the most mysterious and under-discussed figured in mythology. so good!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Incest, and Slavery