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Circe

Madeline Miller

Start date: December 1, 2019

Finish date: December 31, 2019

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Jan 07, 2019 Jess Penhallow rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, goodreads-choice-awards-winner, bc, greece

This was THE BOOK of 2018 and I can see why. It is very cleverly crafted and I loved how all the different myths were weaved into the story. Circe was a complex yet likeable character and I really felt for her throughout the story. Despite many missteps she had a real heart to her and was clearly trying to do the right thing.

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Jan 15, 2020 Robin rated it liked it · review of another edition

i have read a few fairytale reimagingings, so i kind of expected this book to be like that, but circe is actually a mythology retelling. i remember reading a lot of mythology when i was in school, mostly greek or roman, though there was a bunch of others. i always liked mythology stories so i never felt like it was torture reading any of them as opposed to a lot of the other stuff we were forced to read. i definitely remember reading the odyssey, about the minotaur, icarus, and many other storie ...more

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Oct 06, 2018 Lydia Granda rated it it was amazing

Circe is an addictive read about the mythological witch, sorceress, nymph, wild animal tamer, goddess and heroine. She is the daughter of the Titan Helios the sun god, and Perse the nymph and granddaughter of the Oceanus Titan of the Seas. The book is told from Circe's point of view which lets the reader get to know her intimately and brought this reader to adore her. I loved how, although, Circe is a goddess, she is so deeply mortal with human qualities and feelings.
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