A review by anubhaghoshal
Circe by Madeline Miller

5.0

I just have no words to describe this book except to say that this was the most realistic book I've ever read and saying this for a book based on Greek mythology is saying something. This book displayed how long and how tenuous it was to gain women empowerment in a world which was upheld by men. It didn't happen in a day or two. I would never want to live on a lonely island despite its riches, despite magic. I could understand her need of companionship throughout the story. The story is beautifully spun. And I loved the ending, Miller did a remarkable job in weaving such a delightful end to Circe.

“Most men do not know me for what I am.”
“Most men in my experience are fools,” he said.”

“Your wife sounds like a clever woman.
She is. I cannot account for the fact that she married me, but since it is to my benefit, I try not to bring it to her attention.”

It's not fair," I said. "It cannot be."

"Those are two different things," my grandmother said.”