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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-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
This is an interesting book for me to review. It’s written well and if you like Greek mythology and long prose-y language, you’ll love it. For me, it felt pretty long and I got kind of bored. I didn’t feel like there was really a climax and there were a lot of characters I feel like I was supposed to know more of but didn’t. I would have liked the last 15% of the book to be half of the book, but alas.
medium-paced
Tengo sentimientos encontrados. Me ha costado mucho leerme este libro porque es muy denso de contenido. Me ha gustado muero me ha costado jjajjjaajajaj
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book is extremely well written but I’m not sure Greek mythology is my genre. Everything felt so hopeless the whole time. I really liked our main character’s insights but there were just so many pangs of pain for her and the ending didn’t quite give me enough relief from them.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really liked it!!! don't know shit about greek mythology so it was fun to learn stuff! not sure if i would have enjoyed it as much if a was a myth head (tm)??? i think a lot of what kept me going was wanting to know what these freaky lil gods were gonna do next! real housewives of ancient greece! miller built a beautiful world and has a wonderful love and understanding of nature i want to retire on alaia and make potions! also that would be a great name for a daughter i call dibs
In 'Circe' the sorceress from 'The Odyssey' tells her story herself. Miller cleverly mixes a number of myths into one narrative and she evokes the world of the Greek gods very well. It takes quite some time before Odysseus himself comes along, but the analysis of his character is very interesting. The last chapters, which retell the lost epic of the Telegony and beyond, are less compelling, but these chapters round up the tale very well. Miller provides a very welcome female perspective on the cruel male world that were ancient Greece and its mythology. But 'Circe' is also a meditation on the nature of mortality, and a well-told story on a troubled character. In all, I enjoyed Miller's take on Circe and her world a lot.