![]() ![]() The themes of autonomy, rebellion, and loneliness blend seamlessly with the story to form a novel that is complete and sympathetic. Circe’s journey of empowerment is compelling and engaging in a way that feels universal, although it certainly lends itself to a feminist reading. As well as this, I was expecting massive feminist fireworks, but it’s much more restrained than that. ![]() It’s a quiet book full of deceptively low-key moments, and they build so subtly that it wasn’t until the end that I realised how masterfully Miller created her world. Circe by Madeline Miller is the story of Circe (the daughter of the sun god Helios and the nymph Perse) and her journey through the centuries as she learns about witchcraft, mortals, and the treachery of being alive.Ĭirce has received so much praise that I wasn’t sure it would hold up to its reputation when it came to reading it, and actually it wasn’t what I expected. ![]()
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