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Circe by Madeline Miller
4.0
Madeline Miller does a great job at portraying and continuously reminding us that gods do not think like us and they can't be humanized. I liked watching Circe grow into her powers and discover herself on her island.
Odysseus... is Odysseus? Idk how else to put it. Not-like-other-girls Odysseus. He's just different from all the other men that come to her island, therefore deserves her special treatment. Then later, when Circe is given accounts of him after he's died, we're shown that this man was actually pretty horrible (and had some PTSD).
I would've given this book a higher rating except for the fact that Circe gets a happily-ever-after with Odysseus-but-better, becomes mortal, and presumably dies of old age. The whole point of every Greek myth is that they all end in tragedy, or at least unhappiness.
However, this is my only complaint. I did enjoy reading this book since I love Greek mythology. Those who don't probably wouldn't like it.
Odysseus... is Odysseus? Idk how else to put it. Not-like-other-girls Odysseus. He's just different from all the other men that come to her island, therefore deserves her special treatment. Then later, when Circe is given accounts of him after he's died, we're shown that this man was actually pretty horrible (and had some PTSD).
I would've given this book a higher rating except for the fact that Circe gets a happily-ever-after with Odysseus-but-better, becomes mortal, and presumably dies of old age. The whole point of every Greek myth is that they all end in tragedy, or at least unhappiness.
However, this is my only complaint. I did enjoy reading this book since I love Greek mythology. Those who don't probably wouldn't like it.