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Circe by Madeline Miller

36 reviews

hyuneybear's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

juulolantern's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is the most challenging and beautiful experience ive ever had w a book. im so glad i got to be immersed in circe's world. i how character driven this was and that is the main reason i could complete it, weirdly enough bc i dont usually feel drawn to character examinations. also madeline's insane writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Incest, and Sexual content

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Vomit

lavenderzinnia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual content

mxmorganic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredibly smart flip of Greek myth as it’s survived from antiquity, and of the Odyssey especially, rendered in Miller’s endlessly varied, rich prose, this novel surprised me in just how much it delighted me. Absolutely worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: War

sarahm_strss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

it is so beautifully written, and truly makes you feel as though you are reading from the perspective of an ancient being. circe was an amazingly strong character, and i felt so connected with her all throughout! 
unfortunately, the print for this book was very small! i would suggest a different edition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest

spookyaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

pernrider's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

feliciatarantino's review against another edition

4.0

Circe was a book that I had wanted to read for such a long time, and even tried to read back in 2019, but just never seemed to come upon it when I had the time or patience to devote to such a story. But I recently had the chance to read this and although it took me a month to complete, I'm so glad I finally just sat down and stuck to it!

Circe follows the goddess of the same name, as she endures loneliness and detachment throughout her immortal life. Born to the god of the sun and a nymph, she is isolated as a child and when her solitude leads her to drastic measure, she is exiled to Aiaia. There, she hones her powers as a witch and brushes shoulders with legendary gods and goddesses and mortals alike, who pass through her island over the centuries of her expulsion.

I've never been huge on Greek mythology, but I had enough knowledge going into this to connect the dots of this adult retelling. I really enjoyed reading Circe's story, the way she matured over the course of the novel and how Madeline Miller filled in the blanks. While it wasn't an action-driven story, I found that it (mostly) kept a good pace and the interaction of the different characters made it so multidimensional and utterly fascinating.

After reading Circe, I'm even more excited to read Song of Achilles, which I've heard incredible things about!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Vomit

feeling_myshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit