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Circe Excerpt: The First 3 Chapters by Madeline Miller

222 reviews

amelia_horseman's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

3.5

For a book claimed to be all about a strong female lead and all - this book can’t pass the Bechdel Test to save its life.  Otherwise.  Good story line, flows fast, and character growth is a major point to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, War, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Classism

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Torture, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Slavery, and War

captnmorgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I wish there were more! Circe grew so much, yet down to her core, remained the Circe we were initially introduced to. It was a hard book to put down, even at the worst moments, the writing was captivating. I felt charmed by the writing, similar to how I felt gods and goddesses charm those around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, and Murder

akevaa's review against another edition

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

A coming of age book for a goddess spanning thousands of years. Great read in general; deals with the complexity of human nature and what it means to be yourself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, War, and Violence

Minor: Rape

janatoktok's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Animal death

Minor: Child death

marysespieces's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Rape, Blood, and Sexual content

readingizbiz's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

The writing was very frilly and imaginative. Not my favorite style when reading especially when explaining details that are not of major importance to the story. The ending was also weird and felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexism

amanda_mh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Where do I begin with Circe! This was a truly breathtaking book, I will say it again and again the way Madeline miller crafts her story’s and characters is beautiful. She found a way to take a well known character in Greek mythology and create an entire life story for her that is real, honest, and meaningful. Themes of feminism, motherhood, love, and independence are shown as Circe alone grows into her own person. I will continue reading Madeline millers books when she publishes them because I cannot get enough of her writing !!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Murder, and Sexual assault

emileejacks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

This is a very well written story of a lesser-known Greek mythological story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Animal death, Rape, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Sexism, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Sexual content, War, and Gore

Minor: Slavery