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Circe

Madeline Miller

Start date: October 1, 2020

Finish date: October 31, 2020

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Apr 19, 2018 Wendy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018-reads, mythology, pop-sugar-challenge-2018

I'm rounding up from 4.5 stars. In high school, one of my favorite classes was mythology. The stories about heroes, gods, and adventures sparked my imagination and added a new genre to my reading repertoire. When I saw this book popping up on a lot of my GR friends' feeds, I knew that I was going to rediscover that fascination with mythology. I have to admit that I did not remember much about Circe - and I tried not to read too many reviews or google her - so I went into it with almost no knowle ...more

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May 24, 2018 Kavitha Sivakumar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ir-armchair-2018

The author has a way with the words :) Yet another Greek Gods story. It is really hard to put down Madeline Miller's book. I wish she write books other than Greek tragedies though. I have had enough of Greek gods....

Circe, a daughter of Helios (Sun) and Perse (a nymph), is a goddess with mortal voice and so shunned by everyone, including her mother. She has one sister and two brothers. The author portrays that all Greek gods, Titans or Olympians, are vain, selfish and plain brutes. Her siblings ...more

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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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Sep 16, 2019 Roseann rated it it was ok

I went into reading this novel with high expectations as all I had heard was positive reviews. I found the story to be a bit boring and could not remain interested.

Maybe another read might be different, but I will need to prepare myself for the journey.

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