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Pros & Cons
Pros
The writing is vigorous and lyrical. The imagery draws you into the story without reaching too far. The emotions come pouring off the page, visceral and raw.
Circe is a retelling of greek legends retold from circe’s perspective. The author creates a tangible world for the reader and a refresher course on mythology.
Madeline miller weaves her magic like a circe enchantment. The story of circe that miller creates is an engrossing tale that is vivid in imagery and heartache.
Circe is the daughter of the sun god helios and an ocean *, *. Circe feels like an intricately written poem and character study.
Cons
Madeline miller's book is "toxic" and "terrible and toxic" i am 30 pages from the end, and i am having to put the book down for how terrible and toxic the messaging has become. I offer a strong pass on this one unless your idea and goal of contributin... Read More
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Quality
I read this bc i fell in love with the song of achilles and this could not be more different
A great read for those familiar with the take it is based upon and for those seeking remembrance
Many of charactersthink greek godsare very unlikeable
Circe becomes a powerful sorceress with the ability to use her considerable knowledge of herbs to turn her enemiez into animals
Packaging/appearance
The packaging was solid and the book in new condition
Oh and i could here the screeching of the swines
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- This product had a total of 74,337 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 11 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Having read the pj series helped with understanding who circe was but it’s not needed to enjoy the book
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It’s not something i would have ever read on my own
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I don’t know anything about greek mythology
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’m actually glad i didn’t it made me coming back to sneak a page or two
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im usually not a fan of ancient greek mythological novels
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
While i love historical fiction that is well researched the fictionalized world of ancient greek gods is just a bit too much of a stretch for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This was a book that was selected for my book club and i didnt expect to like it
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Now im interested in trying another novel by this author
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