Reviews
Me esperaba más brujería y más dolor, por ser la historia de Circe. Aún así, ha sido muy interesante de leer y me ha recordado lo estúpidos que con los dioses.
No he leído La Odisea, todavía, pero vi Epic: The Musical y quedé encantada con Odiseo. Con este libro le odié. Telémaco desde luego que no se parece a él y muchas gracias.
Esperaba ver más furia o venganza por parte de Circe, he de decir que sabía muy poco o casi nada de ella, pero a veces su pasividad y su necesidad de que la valoraran gente como esa, me ponía de los nervios.
De todos modos me ha gustado su versión y he llegado a empatizar con su historia.
"No puedo soportar este mundo ni un momento más.
Entonces, muchacha, crea otro."
My local library did a “blind date with a book” through February, where the books were wrapped with a quote and genre written on the wrapping. This is not a book I would typically choose for myself but I do love Green mythology so was excited to read it. It that’s your thing, it’s a pretty interesting read!
I don't really understand anything. The thing resonated to me a lot is how powerful people abuse their power
I really wanted to say that I loved this book but halfway through, I found it a drag to finish. It seemed repetitive, bitty and a chore.
I don’t even know where to start.I was excited for this book. Genuinely. I thought I was getting a powerful tale about a badass woman defying the gods, throwing curses, shaping fate with witchcraft.What I got? A woman who spends centuries falling for men, moping on an island, and repeating the same things over and over again.The blurb lied. There’s barely any witchcraft. Barely any family drama. Barely any defiance. Just Circe saying the same five sad things on repeat while occasionally lusting over men who visit her island. Seriously—how is this “feminist”? How is this empowering?And let’s not skip over the weirdest part: she ends up with her son’s half-brother?? Like. What. The. Hell.She could’ve been legendary. She could’ve torn down Olympus. Instead, she blackmails her dad at the very end of the book like, “now I’m done”—girl you could’ve done that 200 pages ago??I finished it, yes. But I regret it. It’s one of the dullest books I’ve read.1.5 stars, and that’s me being generous because a few moments were decent.
Honestly I was bound to like this at least a little because I have been sold on Greek Mythology since I was like 9 years old. Also...as a Telemachus girlie, this was both weird and really good. This hit? And I am the first confused about it.
I have to say im pretty fucking impressed with how this is madeline miller's second book and she already has my heart you guys. While this wasn't as emotional as her debut novel(for me at least) it was really engaging. I love her writing but if you don't like slow books it probably won't work for you.Enjoyment wise this book is a 5 stars read but comapred to her first book i would give it 4 stars. So my actual rating for this book is 4.5/5 which is a very weird thing to say???i hope you guys will pick this book up it's really good.
I liked the quieter sections most: immortality becomes interesting when it feels repetitive rather than glamorous. Circe's growth is gradual, stubborn, and often lonely. The myth retellings feel connected by character rather than by checklist.
Circe è un personaggio della mitologia greca che mi ha sempre lasciato molti dubbi e curiosità, un personaggio che ti fa capire che c'è del potenziale, molto più di quello che viene raccontato nell'Odissea ma non è mai stato approfondito... un romanzo che racconta solo della sua storia è quello che questo personaggio merita! Quello da cui veniamo, le persone che ci hanno cresciuto non dicono nulla di quello che siamo realmente e che possiamo diventare; allontanarsi e scoprire se stessi è quello che può far sbocciare il migliore dei futuri. Lasciare quello che dà più certezze per qualcosa di più fragile ma che ci permette di essere felici... è questo che vuol dire vivere. Circe è un personaggio con una forza grande al pari della sua immortalità, le cui azioni senza conoscerne la causa possono far pensare a una personalità completamente lontana dalla realtà... un lo' come succede nella vita vera.
a fantastic emotional book, i loved it, i cried several timeseverything is beautifully woven into each other, i loved and hated every character, and watching circe grow is amazingthe story itself is more like a biography though, it is just a series of things that happen, and while it is exciting to read, it can be a bit of a drag in points