A review by francestal
Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this book after being curious at how popular it was, but since finishing it, I don’t have much to say. I appreciated that the author uses Circe to examine her relation to femininity and what it means to be a woman through phases of her life (being a daughter, a woman being alone,  a woman navigating romance, becoming a mother, a woman as her own person). I  also appreciated the beautiful imagery and how easy it was to visualize any setting the story goes to. However, the book felt very slow. I felt like I had to take breaks and then drag myself through pages before getting invested again. 
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