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Circe by Madeline Miller

231 reviews

kds247's review

adventurous reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book doesn’t have much of a plot but the descriptiveness of it is just stunning. The writing feels like a warm blanket and even though some horrible things happen in this book, Circe’s inner monologue is gorgeous. Miller can really capture thoughts and emotions perfectly onto a page

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and War

Minor: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

lilithlake'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

4.25

The language is beautiful, I love the protagonist Circe and all the characters were well written. 
I’m left with a lot of questions still though about the lore. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Content warning: In chapter 14 there is a scene where Circe gets raped, and all the men around her watch it happening, it describes her being held against her will and chocked but doesn’t describe the act of rape in detail, mainly it focuses on the aftermath.

thursdd4y's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.75

Ughhhhhhhhh - I really wanted to love this but I just couldn’t, the writing style totally disregarded the ‘show don’t tell’ mantra and the protagonist was unbearable. I don’t understand the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

siennaflynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Incest, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

lydderbox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

slefebvre95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

rjbedell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Beautifully written, equal parts brutal and empowering in its epic sweep of a life across a thousand years.  Occasionally bogged down in dark tensions, or whisked along by a revolving door of side characters that Miller usually succeeds in making relevant.  Ends on hopeful, inspiring notes as a testament to humanity, love, and mortality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Child death, Incest, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

swanuponsleda'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

coreym9's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and War