Ayman's Reviews > Circe

count your fucking days madeline miller🥲

while reading this book, i forgot i was reading it. every page of Circe felt like reading something made in heaven. this goes down as one of my favorite books of all time.

this is the only story of Circe that i’ve deemed correct. everything else is inaccurate. this fierce, powerful, and truly feminist story is captivating, heart wrenching, and so utterly deep.

reading this book entirely through Circe’s pov was refreshing and the connection between reader and narrator felt palpable. reading how Circe took everything her family, men, and the world through at her and came back even stronger was the most satisfying thing to read about. how fiercely she loves her son was the most heart aching yet beautiful thing i’ve ever read.

this quickly became one of those books that you finish and then you just have to lay there for a moment (or ten) and take it all in. i’m still taking it all in. i’ve been staring at walls for hours now. i wish i had read this sooner; it’s now changed the trajectory of my life. if i could, i’d tattoo this entire book to my body. miller’s writing is enthralling and bewitching honestly.