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Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

153 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Body horror, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Violence

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.

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Blood, and Death

Minor: War, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Torture

Is bestiality a content warning? Well this is Greek mythology so...do with that what you will.

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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 is my new favorite author

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content and War

sofi237b's review against another edition

reflective

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

4.0

Beautiful story, but the ending kind of bugged me a little bit tbf. 
Love seeing her rise into her power, and I am a huge sucker for Greek mytholog  <3 
Madeline Miller is an excellent author!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

scarlettskyes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Pregnancy, and War

graceskate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, and Bullying

Minor: Body horror

luminifera's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

I absolutely loved it. What a beautiful retelling of the myth. So many details!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Self harm, Infidelity, Addiction, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

It's a heavy book. However, very much worth the read, and

it has a happy ending!

zimmerlemon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

We’ll-written! I feel so attached. It’s a long journey!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Rape

Moderate: War, Death, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

camoo3032's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Blood, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore