Circe
by Madeline Miller
We’re big fans of Madeline Miller and we loved reading Circe, a reimagining of the myth of Circe, the sorceress and daugther of Helios who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs. Thank you to our Twitter followers for also pointing out how wonderful the audiobook is, read out by the Welsh actress Perdita Weeks.
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“It’s about a goddess and witch from the Odyssey. She’s best-remembered as the witch who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs. But what Miller does so cleverly is that she reframes Circe’s story and brings us right back to the very beginning—so by the point that Odysseus enters the frame, her turning the men into pigs feels an entirely understandable reaction, given what we’ve found out about her life predating that moment.” Read more...
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