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A review by jeansjacket
Circe by Madeline Miller
5.0
The first (overt) retelling of greek mythology like this I’ve read. Honestly I thought I’d hate it because how many times can we possibly rewrite these stories. But here we are.
The language is subdued yet captivating. The storyline floats by gently with enough tension to keep you reading. It lived up to the hype for me. Circe engaged with the weirdness of Greek mythology (blue guys, bull romance, living long enough to date your ex-lover’s kid, etc) in a way that was light and deft and interesting and sometimes funny and deeply moving, even? The last few pages absolutely wrecked me, and I will think about them for a long time.
Read for meditations on atonement, grief, and mortality.
But anyway I liked it.
The language is subdued yet captivating. The storyline floats by gently with enough tension to keep you reading. It lived up to the hype for me. Circe engaged with the weirdness of Greek mythology (blue guys, bull romance, living long enough to date your ex-lover’s kid, etc) in a way that was light and deft and interesting and sometimes funny and deeply moving, even? The last few pages absolutely wrecked me, and I will think about them for a long time.
Read for meditations on atonement, grief, and mortality.
But anyway I liked it.