I’m reading Circe and the whole romance between her and Telemachus just feels kind of eek… like girl he’s your ex lover’s son and your son’s brother 💀💀💀 Like she literally just fucks every man she meets besides her own son man. I think I would loved to see her having more platonic relationships besides with her own son… Otherwise I love the book,... See more
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Throughout the story, almost every single character tries to scramble up the ladder of power. Minor gods try to win the favor of greater gods, mortal men try to become heroes, but Circe rejects fame that stems from ego, fear, and violence.
Feminism and Witchcraft: A Review of Circe by Madeline Miller
There are lots of different strains of witches in literature, from the hag (Macbeth’s Weird Sisters) to the foreign witch (Sycorax and Medea) to Circe’s own type, the sexy witch. But they all have one thing in common: they are women with more power than other people—men especially—think they should have.