Circe question

I think this was a perfect read for an ereader as I could click on a character’s name and get a brief history of the character. Without that I would have been a bit confused.

I don't feel like they are, but then again, I was expecting to find plenty of stories/characters being intertwined, having done some studying and hobby reading on greek myths I knew things would get all over the place, I found it a nice read actually, I was able to follow it without getting confused

I can see how this aids the reader, Cathy. Good observation.

I honestly didn't think so. I do enjoy Greek mythology occasionally, but I am by no means an expert. I definitely think, however, that having already read other epics/myths in the past (e.g. Odyssey, the Iliad, Oedipus, etc.) helped me appreciate those more "random" characters more in Circe. I thought it helped ground the story in the context of the already existing mythological world. If this book is someone's very first exposure to Greek mythology, then I can see how it could get a little confusing, so I probably wouldn't recommend it to someone with absolutely no previous exposure to myths.

For a mythology addict like me (not limited to Greek), the names are familiar players tho performing in a new play - like, as if you took Mary, Joseph, the 3 Kings/Wise Men et al and maybe the 12 apostles too & perhaps even old King David and Moses & stuck them all in an Olive Garden or, more accurately, had a feminist write her version of how things went down.

I think it can get confusing or just not fun for people who don´t know much about greek mythology, but for people who do, the author's choice of (even if briefly) presenting many characters was so cool! To see the name of a certain character and then reminding their story in mythology even felt like some sort of easter egg haha

Yes and No. I think every character was completely necessary but there were definitely moments in the book where Circe had referenced a previous character and I had to stop and think who they were.