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A review by thereadinghammock
Circe by Madeline Miller
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I think if I had tried to read this book as a physical or e-book, I would have put it down after a few chapters. Circe's early life was harsh, demeaning, and lonely feeling constantly othered by her family for her powerlessness. Perdita Weeks made this story engaging, heartfelt, and empowering as Circe grew in her power. I was overall pretty unfamiliar with her mythos and was able to enjoy how her story fit in with so many other classic Greek myths that I did grow up hearing about.
Graphic: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, and Confinement
Moderate: Rape, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Death