This is the first book I’ve read written by Madeline Miller and it’s surprisingly good. I loved her writing style as well as the character developments. The story was also packed with myths, gods and goddesses and it was fun to come across familiar names.
I haven’t heard much about Circe herself actually apart from her being a witch and turning men to pigs. Madeline Miller did a great job giving life to Circe’s character. She also was able to write the story like as if Circe was telling the story herself. I liked the way she grew and developed throughout the book and the ending was indeed meaningful.
Highly engaging, enjoyable and wonderful read.
Quotable Quotes:
“Beneath the smooth, familiar face of things is another that waits to tear the world in two.”
“I had no right to claim him, I knew it. But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
“Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.”
“I would say, some people are like constellations that only touch the earth for a season.”
“You cannot know how frightened gods are of pain. There is nothing more foreign to them, and so nothing they ache more deeply to see.”
Rating: 4/5 stars
