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Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

223 reviews

ashybear02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

Minor: Incest

jfield351's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-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

3.0

The story was good but at some times I found it boring. It was really good to read about Greek mythology though even though some of the things they did were very gory. I prefer books with a plot and this was more character based but the writing was very nice.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

katiieecat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

crisi_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

4/5 ⭐️

At first, I was leaning towards rating this 3-3.5 stars, but the latter half of this book made me bump it up to 4.

The prose is beautiful and poetic, and extremely efficient in detailing events that happen over thousands of years. It reads like a cautionary tale told by the fireplace, sardonic and reflective, which is highly accurate for the vibes of this book and the stuff that happens in it. As someone who liked to call themselves a Greek myth nerd, I also thought all the cameos were exciting and the portrayal of their characters intriguing.

The reason I originally wanted to rate this 3 stars has a lot to do with Circe’s character. I don’t hate her necessarily, but the fact that she wailed about her misfortune for so long (the whole first half of the book) but still groveled at the feet of those around her was…unappealing, personally. I almost DNF’d it because I can’t stand mc’s who grovel and are docile and too easily swayed. I understand that it is a part of her growth, and that growth indeed paid off. By the end, I found her character to be a lot more endearing and sympathetic. It was the kind of character development that makes all the sighs of frustration and facepalms worth it.

That being said, I did overall enjoy Circe’s character more than I disliked it. Her capacity for mercy, sympathy, and understanding sets her apart from the mercilessness of everyone around her, and her need for independence but cluelessness in obtaining it is frustrating yet endearing. Her defiance against the gods is hard earned, and that makes this book all the more enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Cannibalism

cal_the_queer's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

gracefully_jk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

So very good. I finished in the early hours of the morning after reading all day and it made me cry very hard. An amazing book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, and War

Minor: Gore

For the worst/main instance of injury detail/gore:

at one point, one of her hands is bitten/mangled, with a few fingers entirely taken off. It is a brief scene, with other medical things happening (someone giving birth), and the fingers grow back in the end, but it is described in a slightly detailed/shocking way.

emilybr's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Incest

macbethish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault

ali_ace2407's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

dbeard84488's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault