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A review by helaenahightower
Circe by Madeline Miller
5.0
i’m absolutely obsessed with this book. it’s so interesting and fascinating! i really love madeline miller’s writing style, it’s poetic and unique and it fits the story perfectly.
madeline miller’s story telling is absolutely exceptional. i love how she introduces those super famous characters as if we had never heard of them before. i particularly loved the passage about medea.
if you love or just appreciate greek mythology i would 100% recommend reading circe. i learned so many new things about greek mythology and it made me see stories that i already knew a through a completely different vision which was such an interesting experience.
it’s so refreshing to see retellings of myths through the eyes of a woman who has been portrayed so pathetically in original writings. madeline miller did justice to circe’s character.
i also really loved the commentary on mortality and immortality and circe’s connection to those concepts. the ending was perfect and it made me cry because of how touched i felt.
anyways, read this book!! now!!
madeline miller’s story telling is absolutely exceptional. i love how she introduces those super famous characters as if we had never heard of them before. i particularly loved the passage about medea.
if you love or just appreciate greek mythology i would 100% recommend reading circe. i learned so many new things about greek mythology and it made me see stories that i already knew a through a completely different vision which was such an interesting experience.
it’s so refreshing to see retellings of myths through the eyes of a woman who has been portrayed so pathetically in original writings. madeline miller did justice to circe’s character.
i also really loved the commentary on mortality and immortality and circe’s connection to those concepts. the ending was perfect and it made me cry because of how touched i felt.
anyways, read this book!! now!!