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Circe

Madeline Miller

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

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Feb 11, 2021 Judy rated it liked it

This is a story about Circe, the Witch of Aeaea. I loved how much effort the author put into weaving various tales of Circe and breathing new life into a relatively minor character in Greek mythology.

The theme of this book is perfectly summarized with the opening sentence:
“When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist.”

Her story begins with her recounting her life as an outcast amongst the Gods. She was then exiled to the beautiful island of Aeaea, where she lived alone with lions and ...more

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Feb 14, 2025 Britt rated it liked it

3.5 stars. I really wanted to like this book and I’d say that the last 30% of the book was 4-4.5 stars but the rest was about a 3.

I don’t like DNFing books which is really the only thing that got me through the first 50% - it was sure hard to connect to any of the characters or care about any of the story. It felt like the author was trying to squeeze every possible Greek myth in there and it all felt a little forced.

That said I really liked the last bit of the book especially the ending - it ...more

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