Circe Book Review Nyt. Claire messud, new york times book review the story of circe's entanglement with odysseus lasts far beyond the narrative of the odyssey, making for compelling material to revisit. Circe was a great story for sure, but i was never fully moved by how it was told.
A hypnotic experience that seems less like a novel when it is finished than an illusion. “builds to one of the. A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story, this #1 new york times bestseller is both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the odyssey as a hero in her own right (alexandra alter, the new york times).
Circe is one of those rare books where it is the character who speaks out more than the plot.
Prepare to read some of your new favorite books at barnes & noble®'s new york times best sellers section. This time, she dips into the odyssey for the legend of circe, a nymph who turns odysseus’ crew of men into pigs. A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story, this #1 new york times bestseller is both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the odyssey as a hero in her own right (alexandra alter, the new york times). In her novel, circe’s deceptively soft voice produces grave consequences.