Audio Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller

 

Circe by Madeline Miller, read by Perdita Weeks
Fantasy/Mythology/Romance
Summary: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin.
400 pages

My Rating: B+

As I said before, I love mythology, and know many of the stories quite well, so I love it when I read (or in this case hear) a book where the author obviously loves mythology at least as much as I do, if not more. Miller does an amazing job of sewing together many stories of the Greek pantheon, and making the story center around Circe, without getting stagnant at all. Because of this book, I've also added her Song of Achilles to my list to listen to. I can't wait to hear it.

If you're a fan of Odysseus, I highly recommend this book, as it touches on his part of her story quite well, without making either of the characters evil for what has happened. Just people trying to survive.

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