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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
I have not read a great book in a long time, but this... I am completely speechless. Amazing, wonderful, captivating. Honestly now that I’ve finished, I don’t know what to do. I already LOVED Greek/Roman mythology, but this made me love it even more. I also loved Circe and her slow character development, and her relationship with her son. But can we talk about the ending though??? Hands down the best book I’ve read in 2019. Can’t believe it’s been sitting on my booklist for months.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-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
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
Favorite!
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- everything that Madeline Miller writes is a certified banger
- super fast paced like I managed this entire thing in a day and a half
- I love the prose like it’s so beautifully written
- super fast paced like I managed this entire thing in a day and a half
- I love the prose like it’s so beautifully written
3.75 stars
I was like OBSESSED reading the first 75% of this?? Stayed up late and everything. And then I just stopped for like two weeks and had to force myself to finish it.
I read this for book club so this isn’t usually what I read but I still enjoyed it for the most part. Definitely more of a “her journey and growth” kind of story rather than “this majestic, dramatic plot”.
I don’t know how to feel about the ending. It’s a bit cliche??? I predicted it from the mid way mark that it’d end like that. A classic ending for one of these types of characters and I feel like it was a bit weak. But that’s fine, maybe it’s just not for me.
Overall, a fun delve back into Greek mythology but I’m not sure it’ll be very memorable in a few months.
I was like OBSESSED reading the first 75% of this?? Stayed up late and everything. And then I just stopped for like two weeks and had to force myself to finish it.
I read this for book club so this isn’t usually what I read but I still enjoyed it for the most part. Definitely more of a “her journey and growth” kind of story rather than “this majestic, dramatic plot”.
I don’t know how to feel about the ending. It’s a bit cliche??? I predicted it from the mid way mark that it’d end like that. A classic ending for one of these types of characters and I feel like it was a bit weak. But that’s fine, maybe it’s just not for me.
Overall, a fun delve back into Greek mythology but I’m not sure it’ll be very memorable in a few months.
First book I really loved and connected to the MC for a while. It started off a bit slow but once I got into it I was really blown away!