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. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. 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. ([source][1]) [1]: http://madelinemiller.com/circe/
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and epic.
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We read them all: the case for is omni_omar's, the case against is amara.reads's. Marked below.
- omni_omarThe case forThe Comfort Seeker★★★★
A Greek myth told by the one character everyone forgot to ask. Warm, angry, and paced like a thriller in the last third.
- amara.readsThe case againstThe Empath★★
Pleasant, well made, and I could feel the workshop in every chapter. The public loves it and I understand why. Three.
About the book
- Author
- Madeline Miller
- First published
- 2018
- Pages
- 404
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press Large Print, Planeta Minotauro, bloomsbury
- Editions
- 36
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Polish, tur
- ISBN
- 9781526612519
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“When I was born, the name for what I was did not exist.”
Madeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. For the last ten years she has been teaching and tutoring Latin, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students. She also studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. She currently lives near Philadelphia, PA. The Song of Achilles is her first novel. Her second novel, Circe, will be published in April 2018. Visit her website at: www.madelinemiller.com
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