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Circe by Madeline Miller

5 reviews

muffycantread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Madeline Miller has to stop writing Greek mythology- I physically cannot take it anymore-- 

This book would be great for fans of Ethel Cain 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Incest, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Murder, Infertility, and Infidelity

readingizbiz's review

slow-paced

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

3.5

The writing was very frilly and imaginative. Not my favorite style when reading especially when explaining details that are not of major importance to the story. The ending was also weird and felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexism

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Confinement, Drug use, Classism, Abandonment, Animal death, Infidelity, Bullying, Sexual violence, War, Child death, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Rape, Self harm, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Sexual content, Incest, and Infertility

Referenced bestiality. Nonconsensual drugging.

ambdocksey22's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

accovino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

I really enjoyed this. I'm not generally one for thousand(plus!)-year tales, because where is the immediacy? Where is the connection? But this felt so true and lived and strangely honest to me. I've never identified with an immortal so well, and it's absolutely because of the way Miller is able to grow Circe throughout the narrative. I think this will be one of my favorite books of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Death, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence