73.2k reviews for:

Circe

Madeline Miller

4.25 AVERAGE

inang13's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

akhoangg's review against another edition

3.5

relaxing 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

colleencourtney's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sophietilman's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

russosier's review against another edition

3.75

emotional inspiring relaxing fast-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: Complicated

kells_'s review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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This is the pre-teen Percy Jackson phase to adult other Greek mythology fiction pipeline😂

I really liked this adaptation of various popular Greek myths that Circe appears in!! I've briefly heard of her in the past and have heard the odyssey mentioned frequently, but I wasn't well versed in her lore. I enjoyed reading this from her POV and I liked how all the stories go in chronological order. Madeline Miller did a good job of adapting a bunch of stories into a singular, flowing novel. It didn't read like an anthology, but rather truly one whole book. I was familiar with aspects of mythology mentioned here prior to reading, but she also made the characters and lore easy to digest for those who may not know Greek myths (p.s. love that there's a full character list in the back of the book😍).

Overall, this was a solid book and you can tell it was well researched~~~ It definitely made me interested in Circe, that's for sure. It portrayed her in a very powerful light, I could totally see how Madeline Miller was aiming for that.

It was exciting for me to recognize Greek mythology I knew of within the book (like the minotaur) 😌 If you've enjoyed PJO and you want something more mature/aimed for adults, read this. It has its own fantastical charm as well (the storytelling) ⭐️

miltonian's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny tense slow-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

millzz_0's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

mbransti's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Thought I’d like Greek Mythology, but I couldn’t find it in myself to care about Circe. Well written, just not my jam.

mege_'s review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes