Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller (Read by Perdita Weeks)
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Stand-alone
Genre: Historical fiction, Mythology
Published: 10th April 2018 by Little, Brown and Company US, 19th April 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing UK.
Mythology has captured the imagination of children and adults alike, forming the earliest stories ever told in the history of humankind. Of those known all over the world, Greek mythology is probably one of the most popular and well-known. But as fascinating as mythology can be though, it is often told in an omniscient and detached manner. Even great tragedies may not necessarily move us that much when events and characters were often related in a matter-of-fact, or even textbook-style, approach.
“I will not be like a bird bred in a cage, I thought, too dull to fly even when the door stands open.”