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I liked this. I went into it knowing next to nothing of Circe. I have a surface level (millimeter thick) knowledge of ancient Greek legends (I've attempted multiple times to read the The Iliad/The Odyssey by Homer and never finished). I really liked the point of view envisioned by the author and the voice she gave the much maligned witch of Aeaea.
My 'kill two birds with one stone' book (no hawkish pun intended). To check off the 'Read a Book Published this Year' for LCL Adult Summer ...more
I liked this. I went into it knowing next to nothing of Circe. I have a surface level (millimeter thick) knowledge of ancient Greek legends (I've attempted multiple times to read the The Iliad/The Odyssey by Homer and never finished). I really liked the point of view envisioned by the author and the voice she gave the much maligned witch of Aeaea.
My 'kill two birds with one stone' book (no hawkish pun intended). To check off the 'Read a Book Published this Year' for LCL Adult Summer ...more
Fantastic read, full review to come.
Best book I've read in a long time.
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This book was amazing. I loved every page. I have not read a whole lot of Greek/Roman mythology, so I was not familiar with Circe, but some of the other characters & stories I knew ... so it was really fun getting this great original story / perspective that intertwined with some other familiar stories.
I quite liked the beginning and the end, but the middle sagged a bit for me. Something about interminable isolation, loneliness and overwhelming fear for the safety of one's child was a little rough to get through in early 2021...
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A well-written retelling of some long-ago myths. I enjoyed the feminist anchor the author drug through the patriarchal sediment of these myths that has collected over the centuries.
This started off really good, but overall I was pretty disappointed with it. It felt like 90% of the book was tell, not show, and that can get really boring.
May 15, 2018
Angela
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