Circe by Madeline Miller review by Fiction Reading Boy

"ℌ𝔢 𝔰𝔥𝔬𝔴𝔢𝔡 𝔪𝔢 𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔫, 𝔥𝔢 𝔩𝔢𝔱 𝔪𝔢 𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔡 ℑ 𝔥𝔞𝔡 𝔫𝔬𝔫𝔢."

Qᴏᴛᴅ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴏᴏᴋ?

ꜱʜᴏʀᴛʟɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ'ꜱ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 'ᴄɪʀᴄᴇ' ɪꜱ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ. ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ 'ᴍᴀᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴍɪʟʟᴇʀ' ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ. ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴅᴀʏꜱ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ꜱʟᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ.

ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴄɪʀᴄᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʟɪᴏꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴛᴄʜ ᴏꜰ ᴀɪᴀɪᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏꜰ ᴄɪʀᴄᴇ.

ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴅᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟɴᴇꜱꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪꜱᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀɪᴇꜰ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴀʀ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴍɪꜱᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴏʟᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʟɪᴏɴᴇꜱꜱ.

ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴇʟᴇᴍᴀᴄʜᴜꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴇ ꜱᴏᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ɴᴏᴛ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴍᴇꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴘᴇɴᴇʟᴏᴘᴇ, ᴀʀɪᴀᴅɴᴇ, ᴅᴀᴇᴅᴀʟᴜꜱ, ᴛᴇʟᴇɢᴏɴᴏᴜꜱ.

ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀɴʏ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰɪɢᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʟɪᴏꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴢᴇᴜꜱ. ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ.

ᴄɪʀᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪꜱʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ.

ɪ ᴀᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴍʏᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ 'ᴍᴀᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴍɪʟʟᴇʀ' ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ.

ₜₕₐₙₖ yₒᵤ, Dᵣₑₐₘ Cₕₐₛₑᵣ.