A review by alleseter
Circe by Madeline Miller

5.0

In 'Circe' the sorceress from 'The Odyssey' tells her story herself. Miller cleverly mixes a number of myths into one narrative and she evokes the world of the Greek gods very well. It takes quite some time before Odysseus himself comes along, but the analysis of his character is very interesting. The last chapters, which retell the lost epic of the Telegony and beyond, are less compelling, but these chapters round up the tale very well. Miller provides a very welcome female perspective on the cruel male world that were ancient Greece and its mythology. But 'Circe' is also a meditation on the nature of mortality, and a well-told story on a troubled character. In all, I enjoyed Miller's take on Circe and her world a lot.