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Circe by Madeline Miller

5 reviews

vvabecca's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Torture

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.0

Welcome to Αἰαία, see the pigs transform from humans. Welcome to Αἰαία, hope you like Circe you ain’t leaving. Caroline Polachek would love it here 4🏝️

I love how intricate names in Greek mythology are: Helios, Pasiphaë, Minos, Aeëtes & then there’s literally Jason!💀

NB Fuck, marry, kill: Odysseus, Achilles, Paris (in that order) 🏛️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

sop17hie's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Gore, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, War, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Stalking, and Vomit

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

prior to covid-induced quarantine, i very rarely ever reread a book. needless to say, rereading a novel less than a month after the first read has never happened...until now. it's a testament to how truly compelling circe is: a masterpiece of a retelling w/ evocative language that powerfully illustrates both the terror and preciousness of mortality--a valuable lesson for all, gods and mortals alike.

a page-turner abt a woman's extraordinary life filled w/ oft-startling wisdom and language that brims w/ power. whether it be the world of gods or mortals, men rly aint sh!t. ive never cared abt greek mythology but it was quite interesting to read abt it here, as miller spins a retelling w/ keen observation and great reinvention. circe's musings and realizations and relationships--some so breathlessly touching, some quite jarring in their truth--are prolly my fav part of the book. a great, thought-provoking read--and from now on i'll read anything madeline miller writes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Stalking, and Body horror

Minor: Kidnapping and War

dannythestreet's review

reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest, Kidnapping, Slavery, Stalking, and War