[sound recording] /, 12 pages
English language
Published Dec. 19, 2018
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child, not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology.
Content warning Mild spoilers about background and context
I liked it, after the end there is information about characters (both mortal and immortal) which was also enjoyable. I did not know the book was so adjacent to Odyssey, it is quite a specific part of it though... I liked the tension between mortal and immortal all throughout, recommended.
En mis intentos por ser objetiva le pondré 4/5 por eso de que 300 páginas dedicadas a la vida de una mujer exiliada en una isla se pueden hacer pesadas. Pero el exilio es parte de las reglas y Miller sabe divertirse (y divertirte) cumpliéndolas a su manera, darles la vuelta y utilizarlas para conectar los mitos entre sí de manera convincente.
Si hay algo que me encante de la mitología griega, y que ha sabido mantener muy bien, es lo ruines, frívolos y arrogantes que son sus dioses. Quizás mi único problema es que, en general, sólo muestra la peor parte para ensalzar a Circe, en vez de permitirle ser mala también.
