Circe, by Madeline Miller
October 25, 2018 11:53 AM - by Madeline Miller - Subscribe
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller "manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).
"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller "manages to be both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).
Fantastic read. There's healing in the telling of things.
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:56 PM on January 20, 2019
posted by MonkeyToes at 3:56 PM on January 20, 2019
This is a fantastic book. Anyone who ever loved Greek mythology should read it.
posted by homunculus at 1:12 PM on May 30, 2019
posted by homunculus at 1:12 PM on May 30, 2019
I am very late to this party but what an amazing pleasure this book was.
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posted by roger ackroyd at 11:54 AM on October 25, 2018