I read Circe earlier this year and I can't quite put into words how I feel about it other than very very good.
I grew up with a huge interest in Greek mythology (and added a Classics minor for good measure) and it was beautiful to see these 'over the top' tales and characters made more grounded. Circe herself was remarkably relatable and made me feel bad for killing her in AC: Odyssey :P.
What did you make of the "plot"? (I say, because... I didn't think it had much of one...)
It had no plot, but not in a bad, clusterfork of a way. It was a series of incidents (much like Anne of Green Gables, if you will) rather than adhering to the traditional plot pyramid we're accustomed to today, which I think was a big part of it's charm for me! As a reader, I'm used to being moved along throughout the story, but this allowed me to really appreciate place.
![[Image: hcvhx7z.png]](https://i.imgur.com/hcvhx7z.png)
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I grew up with a huge interest in Greek mythology (and added a Classics minor for good measure) and it was beautiful to see these 'over the top' tales and characters made more grounded. Circe herself was remarkably relatable and made me feel bad for killing her in AC: Odyssey :P.
What did you make of the "plot"? (I say, because... I didn't think it had much of one...)
It had no plot, but not in a bad, clusterfork of a way. It was a series of incidents (much like Anne of Green Gables, if you will) rather than adhering to the traditional plot pyramid we're accustomed to today, which I think was a big part of it's charm for me! As a reader, I'm used to being moved along throughout the story, but this allowed me to really appreciate place.
![[Image: hcvhx7z.png]](https://i.imgur.com/hcvhx7z.png)
— graphics by mj ♥ —


