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Circe
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Do you ever just get mad because you’re spending your life paying rent and dreading the next impending catastrophe when you could have been a goddess living in an enchanted island unreachable by men and only seen every ten years? You live with ancient queens of myth and you're so much a part of each other it is like a second soul within your skin. You sing hymns, burn incenses, and make fragrant oils. You call birds to sing at your windows, fall asleep in patches of magical herbs, and sit by the hearth with a lioness, cheeks glowing with the flames' light. You are so far removed from the world's sorrows, so at peace and healthy. You live into 300 years, and in the space where legends and fairytales are gathering up words, your name is among them.
Yeah, so, anyways. Same.
Yeah, so, anyways. Same.
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Reading Progress
January 11, 2018
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November 3, 2018
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Started Reading
November 5, 2018
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32.0%
"Circe getting exiled to Aiaia but actually loving it there is the Greek equivalent of being sent to your room"
November 5, 2018
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40.0%
"Hermes made SURE to keep Circe in the loop about the happenings outside her island of exile not because his black turnip of a heart is overflowing with generosity towards her but just for the DRAMA of it all. there’s only one bad bitch in this book and he’s sipping tea in custom gucci boots. WE STAN"
November 6, 2018
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50.0%
"”Then the best part of him died, and he was even more difficult after that.” [...]
“What was his best part?”
“His lover, Patroclus.“
Why don’t you just stab me in the heart, Miller, I’m sure it’ll hurt less than THIS"
“What was his best part?”
“His lover, Patroclus.“
Why don’t you just stab me in the heart, Miller, I’m sure it’ll hurt less than THIS"
November 8, 2018
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65.0%
"my girl Penelope deserved a much better husband than Odysseus’s cheating ass. She had suitors lining up to marry her when he was assumed dead and she still managed to tactfully reject them for 20 years, meanwhile that hoe bucket Odysseus was cheating on her every chance he got. Circe didn’t turn him into a pig because he was already one 🤷🏽♀️"
November 9, 2018
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80.0%
"nothing will ever be as hysterically funny to me as when Odysseus stabbed Polyphemus the cyclops in his eye and he thought Odysseus’ name was “no one” so he thrashed about the cave screaming “NO ONE HAS BLINDED ME!!!” and the other cyclopes were like “oh my god SHUT UP Polyphemus”"
November 15, 2018
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Finished Reading
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😂 Literally how I feel after reading Percy Jackson and then realizing I actually know nothing about greek mythology because it’s way too expansive and complicated
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Ashley wrote: "😂 Literally how I feel after reading Percy Jackson and then realizing I actually know nothing about greek mythology because it’s way too expansive and complicated"sjsdkd I don’t know if what I know of Greek mythology actually happened or if I just read it in a pjo book
Brookeworm wrote: "Love Greek mythology!"greek mythology is so wild i need a modern adaptation of it à la keeping up with the Kardashians
no joke, percy jackson helped me out w this book, he's a real one
Same. I have a huge encyclopedia of different mythology for each culture that's pretty descriptive. When I read the encyclopedia I remember being like, man I remember Dionysus being such a jerk in Percy Jackson! 😂
I have no experience of Percy Jackson yet, but I find this book quite easy to understand so far. Though I think I should search up some more about Greek mythology to fuel my imagination.
We regret to inform you that you don’t qualify.
Hahahaha! This is literally how I feel about anything to do with Greek mythology now! I'm dying!
Yusra wrote: "no joke, percy jackson helped me out w this book, he's a real one"shout out to pj for coming through for all of us
Brookeworm wrote: "Same. I have a huge encyclopedia of different mythology for each culture that's pretty descriptive. When I read the encyclopedia I remember being like, man I remember Dionysus being such a jerk in ..."lololol!!!! that’s so cool though omg
THE ICONIC UPDATE THAT U TWEETED ABOUT JFHDKJFGHJKFHK but also mood I read one (1) summary of the odyssey I'm an Expert for sure
Mayke (thecozyfort)☕️ wrote: "I have no experience of Percy Jackson yet, but I find this book quite easy to understand so far. Though I think I should search up some more about Greek mythology to fuel my imagination."oh that’s a relief I’m definitely doing the same sjsjdksk
Marilena wrote: "We regret to inform you that you don’t qualify."this post was actually just a thinly veiled cry for help desguised as humor but your “we” use is so ominous I’m not sure where it’s supposed to leave me other than terror?? is Zeus going to personally come down and call me out on my slander??
Sarah wrote: "Hahahaha! This is literally how I feel about anything to do with Greek mythology now! I'm dying!"right?? sksjdksk
✨ jamieson ✨ wrote: "THE ICONIC UPDATE THAT U TWEETED ABOUT JFHDKJFGHJKFHK but also mood I read one (1) summary of the odyssey I'm an Expert for sure"if I read the Odyssey in its entirety, I better get a degree for my efforts tbh so you’re so valid!!!!
This book is incredible! I hope you enjoy it!
Anna wrote: "This book is incredible! I hope you enjoy it!"Thank you 💕
ahahaha meeeee. I loooved this, hope you enjoy!!
Okay, I think your joke is hilarious. And I love this book.
can't believe you're such a millennial guess you've been spending too much time reading about furries :(
You don't need to know Greek Mythology to read Madeline Miller's books, you just have to accept the crazy magical elements and roll with it.
😂 your update cracked me up. I hope you enjoy the book.
el wrote: "ahahaha meeeee. I loooved this, hope you enjoy!!"thank you 💕💞
Elizabeth wrote: "Okay, I think your joke is hilarious. And I love this book."sjsjskfks thank u thank u and I’m so glad you loved it!!
It's a sad day when a joke needs to be explained. Unless it's a racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, rape, etc. kind of joke. Then always ask them to explain it and watch them struggle to excuse their shitty humour.
Loved that update! 😂
Lol, I think it actually came from a fellow Greek. We basically learn mythology at school (and I didn’t mean to offend you or anything). Ps. I just saw this now.
may ➹ wrote: "can't believe you're such a millennial guess you've been spending too much time reading about furries :("may escort yourself out of this thread before I call in security
Sunny wrote: "You don't need to know Greek Mythology to read Madeline Miller's books, you just have to accept the crazy magical elements and roll with it."oh man that's a relief thank you!
JW wrote: "😂 your update cracked me up. I hope you enjoy the book."lol I'm glad! thank you so much!
Thinly veiled cry for help, disguised as humor”: so basically my life story... Seriously, keep that millennial fun coming: I love it.
Oh, how I hate when people don't get sarcasm. Now I'm adding "/s" everywhere, just to be safe.
Darcy wrote: "It's a sad day when a joke needs to be explained. Unless it's a racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted, rape, etc. kind of joke. Then always ask them to explain it and watch them struggle to excuse th..."MOOD
Laura wrote: "Loved that update! 😂"thank you 💕
Kristina Reads - wrote: "this is hilarious."😭🙌🏽🙌🏽
Marilena wrote: "Lol, I think it actually came from a fellow Greek. We basically learn mythology at school (and I didn’t mean to offend you or anything). Ps. I just saw this now."None taken at all!!! Your comment made laugh actually, the mental image it conjured up cracked me up! But there were definitely some angry messages in my DMs and I was so confused lol also, man I wish we’d learned mythology in school!
If there were a sarcasm font, then yours would also be in italics! It amazes me how dense people can be sometimes (me included lol!)
IRini wrote: "Don't believe any Greeks pretending to be all-knowing about Greek mythology. We read the original some of the original works once when we were like thirteen, in the archaic form (which means no one..."Haha, not necessarily :)
Hey Em, I got the joke and thought it was funny and I am old.
i read all percy jackson/rick riordan books. love greek mythology!!! fun to read.
Nothing to do with a Millennial sense of humour. These people who don’t get it have no sense of humour at all. I got it, laughed at it and I’m a boomer. Just. Myth and legend level legendary....I’m up to Magnus Chase 🤪 and I’ve watched most of the Hercules and Xena TV shows. And we actually did Greek myths and legends at school....but that’s another story. And not funny at all.
How people didn’t get this A+ joke is beyond me. Dw, your humor as redeeming quality stays 👏🏻
I got it! And I can’t even pass myself off as a millennial these days. 😂
Renee wrote: "Thinly veiled cry for help, disguised as humor”: so basically my life story... Seriously, keep that millennial fun coming: I love it."
I know I'm the op but MOOD!!! also, thank u!! 😭🙌🏽
Ayla wrote: "Oh, how I hate when people don't get sarcasm. Now I'm adding "/s" everywhere, just to be safe."90% of my conversational skills consist of sarcasm this is probably why I have like, three friends
That was me signing up for greek class at college. It went... Well. Not well.
Greek Mythology thanks to PJ. Roman Mythology thanks to Heroes of Olympus. Egyptian Mythology thanks to Kane Chronicles and Norse thanks to Magnus Chase. All in all, I am a walking encyclopedia. Also, that's the same outlook I had when I bought a podcast about Greek Myth. The lady was all wrong. I have no idea how she can call herself a historian but wow...so many facts wrong.
@Rini, @Marilena, I’m in tears!! yours is my favorite interaction in this thread lol
