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Circe by Madeline Miller

51 reviews

eule's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

The first half is gorgeous (5 stars). The next part is meh (3 stars). 
The thing is, I love Circe as a strong character. She is an independent women proving determination and strength against every hater of hers. Her father. Her siblings. The gods and titans. She brims all hate, loneliness, humiliation and especially sexual and emotional abuse. That’s what I admire most about this book. Furthermore, the writing is very lyrical and highly enjoyable. 
On the other hand, the story line of the second half of the book simply is boring to me. It just goes on and on about certain characters and their relationships. 
All in all, enjoyable and recommended by me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Murder

dropkickmechanics's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

marena02's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

naomi_k's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Classism

seanml's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

Madeline Miller evolves her craft with Circe in a way that is both a spiritual continuation of the Song of Achilles, while also being a completely independent narrative on its own. The pantheon and characters of Greek legend are all written very well, beginning as their one-note idealized selves, and turning into multi-faceted characters by the novel's end. A pleasure as always. 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

a2_rache11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.25

First 2/3 of this book are amazing. Last 1/3 felt like a retelling of the Odyssey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: War

sajjaadsahodeea's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Alcohol

forgottengoddess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fran_buesa's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Gaslighting