Search results
Apr 10, 2018 · Goodreads Choice Award. Winner for Best Fantasy (2018) In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother.
Circe is a 2018 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an adaptation of various Greek myths, most notably the Odyssey, as told from the perspective of the witch Circe.
With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
Overview. Circe is Madeline Miller’s 2018 adaptation of the Greek legend of Circe, the witch whom Odysseus encounters in Homer’s The Odyssey on his journey home from the Trojan War. Circe is set in the Bronze Age where gods, heroes, and monsters populate the world and where women, even immortal ones, are often powerless.
Apr 10, 2018 · Affinity Konar, author of Mischling "Madeline Miller, master storyteller, conjures Circe glowing and alive - and makes the Gods, nymphs and heroes of ancient Greece walk forth in all their armored splendor.
Apr 6, 2018 · In Madeline Miller’s captivating novel, a feared and maligned goddess from the Odyssey addresses male anxiety about female power.
Apr 10, 2018 · Circe. Madeline Miller. Little, Brown, Apr 10, 2018 - Fiction - 400 pages. This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story"...
5 days ago · Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller. July 12, 2024. “The thought was this: that all my life had been murk and depths, but I was not a part of that dark water. I was a creature within it.”. I must confess, that as I picked up Madeline Miller’s Circe, my expectations were tinged with both anticipation and a tad bit of unease.
But there is danger for a solitary woman in the world, and Circe's independence and strange powers draw the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she holds dear,...
May 28, 2018 · In Madeline Miller’s latest adaptation of Greek myth, “Circe,” we encounter a thoughtful and compassionate woman who learns to love unselfishly.
