Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Circe by Madeline Miller

315 reviews

genstrong's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

Madeline Miller writes beautifully! I loved The Song of Achilles and that same poetic voice can be heard in Circe. However, I would say that the story is less dark and heartbreaking which made it a lighter read. I gets a bit tougher towards the end of the book but - as Miller is very skilled in doing - the ending is bitter sweet and leaves the reader hopeful. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in witchcraft, female historical/mythological figures, ancient religion and spirituality, and there is even a little lgbt representation in there (but only minor).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

abbszabbs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest and Grief

maevesheehan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Incest

emileejacks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This is a very well written story of a lesser-known Greek mythological story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

jesse_jellyfish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Slavery

kshy's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

grebegirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

It took me a long time to get through this book. Not because it isn't well written or a great story. It's just very heavy. Miller created such a deep and complex character is Circe. I sometimes liked her, sometimes disliked her and always loved her. I can't wait to read song of Achilles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

aitzko's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

Just gorgeous. My second time reading it, and I stopped so many times to appreciate a passage! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

bookstackbecca's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved this Greek tale a lot. It was beautifully written. A character I had never truly known much about came to life, her story had me standing alongside her mixing herbs for her spells, understanding her griefs and her triumphs. Circe was such an outstanding read. Definitely worth it, it may seem slow to some but the pacing was spot on for a book that tells a classic greek tragedy is such a fresh way 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Grief