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“Humbling women seems to me a chief pastime of poets. As if there can be no story unless we crawl and weep.” Circe is Miller's second novel and like the first it is a retelling of Greek mythology, this time focusing upon Circe, a relatively minor character in the tale of Odysseus. A complex background… Continue reading Book Review: Circe by Madeline Miller
"I would know him in death, at the end of the world.” The Song of Achilles is a beautifully written retelling of the Iliad told from the perspective of Patroclus, a relatively small figure in many interpretations of this story. It is a story about love and it is a story about war. It is… Continue reading Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
“Their reality was far more interesting than any idealised version could possibly be” THIS. BOOK. I’m finding it incredibly hard to articulate the way this book made me feel. I know that some of my opinions on the book are ones that many will not agree with, nevertheless I will stick to my guns… Continue reading Book Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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