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A review by carolinasbooks
Circe by Madeline Miller
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
AHHHHHH
I swear this is Madeline Miller’s world and I’m just living in it. This woman could write a book about literally anything and I would read it ten times over.
If you’ve read The Song of Achilles, you’ll love Circe too!
Also, Madeline Miller is so good at using a phrase and then reusing it again later except that it takes on new meaning in the context of all that has happened and it just smacks you in the best way.
I hope that made sense.
I swear this is Madeline Miller’s world and I’m just living in it. This woman could write a book about literally anything and I would read it ten times over.
If you’ve read The Song of Achilles, you’ll love Circe too!
Also, Madeline Miller is so good at using a phrase and then reusing it again later except that it takes on new meaning in the context of all that has happened and it just smacks you in the best way.
I hope that made sense.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence