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Circe by Madeline Miller

26 reviews

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

4.0

Welcome to Αἰαία, see the pigs transform from humans. Welcome to Αἰαία, hope you like Circe you ain’t leaving. Caroline Polachek would love it here 4🏝️

I love how intricate names in Greek mythology are: Helios, Pasiphaë, Minos, Aeëtes & then there’s literally Jason!💀

NB Fuck, marry, kill: Odysseus, Achilles, Paris (in that order) 🏛️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and War

stvalentine's review

adventurous inspiring reflective 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

a total masterwork of introspection and the importance of balancing self-reliance and community!! follows ancient greece's favourite witch-goddess as she navigates godly narcissism, isolation, love, trauma, and motherhood armed with endless spells and crackling determination. a closer examination of one of the most mysterious and under-discussed figured in mythology. so good!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Gore, and Incest

nialiversuch's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death of parent, Body horror, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Violence

sadiaa's review against another edition

adventurous

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, Blood, Violence, and Murder

luminifera's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved it. What a beautiful retelling of the myth. So many details!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Self harm, Infidelity, Addiction, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

It's a heavy book. However, very much worth the read, and

Spoiler

it has a happy ending!

camoo3032's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Blood, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I was hooked by the beginning, but the pacing went all weird to the point I kept thinking it was about to end but no, it kept going on and on and on. If you're a fan of Greek mythology I guess it's a fun fanfic type of story but I honestly felt it needed a bit of editing. Circe as a character had good insight but imocould've used some more unhinged-ness. It's like the plot kept trying to justify her actions and in doing so, judging her with a human sized scale which got me rolling my eyes at one point tbh. Better than TSoA, which I realize now, falls in the same pit with the justifying and rationalizing totally unjustifiable (but entretaining) decisions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

clairew97's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Sexual content, Body shaming, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

lauravreads's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This book follows the story of Circe, the daughter of Helios. She seems to be a very mundane goddess with the voice of a mortal and no redeeming qualities.  Rejected by the Titans and Gods of Olympus, she finds refuge on an island. On this island, she falls for a mortal and attempts to make him a god so they can share eternity together. Soon she discovers that she has the gift of witchcraft. 

I really enjoyed reading how Miller portrayed Circe as a character. She is mentioned briefly in the Odyssey, but if I'm being quite honest, I only have a basic recollection of Greek mythology so I did not recall her. I loved reading about the tales of Olympus from a different perspective than a demigod's. Circe loved such an ordinary yet extraordinary life. I loved watching her character grow mature throughout the centuries.

Earlier this year I read This Poison Heart and This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron. Which follow the descendants of Medea. I could help but correlate the two stories and I will admire I like Bayrons depictions of Medea a bit more than Miller's but it did not differ from the story. I honestly really liked the amount of detail that was put into her story. She is the kind of character that you can't help but root for. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

aliciamarvinetz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Rape, Pregnancy, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Incest