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Circe
- Narrated by: Perdita Weeks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Circe
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Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
From the Orange Prize-winning, internationally best-selling author of The Song of Achilles comes the powerful story of the mythological witch Circe, inspired by Homer's Odyssey.
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft.
When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. But she will not always be alone; many are destined to pass through Circe's place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. The messenger god, Hermes. The craftsman, Daedalus. A ship bearing a golden fleece. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home.
There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe's independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from or the mortals she has come to love.
Breathing life into the ancient world, Madeline Miller weaves an intoxicating tale of gods and heroes, magic and monsters, survival and transformation.
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- Kat
- 15-09-19
Wonderful tale
The Greek mythology as seen by Circe. Great story & narration. Revisited all those stories read & movies viewed on Greek gods including Percy Jackson
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- rahul
- 09-04-19
A Reason To Fall In Love With Audiobooks
The novel is great, but Perdita Weeks makes it phenomenal. She narrates the story with a nuance that makes one want more , not just in this story but from all audiobooks.
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- Srinath
- 09-09-21
loved it!
There are couple memorable moments and I love the overall character of Circe. Would surely recommend!
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- Meru
- 17-04-20
A captivating story and amazing narration
Captivating story and narration. Perdita Weeks made me feel that I was walking alone side Circe in this story. I could feel every emotion in this story.
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- Shan KV
- 03-08-19
Magical story!! Great narration .
AMAZING STORY. WHAT AN IMAGINATION!!!
NARRATION IS EXCELLENT WHICH MAKES THE EXPERIENCE EXTRA SUPERIOR .
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- Deepti
- 21-03-21
Absolutely loved it
Once you start listening to it, you find it hard to stop because the prose just flows from page to page beautifully.
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- R Chacko
- 15-04-19
A myth made new
The book places front and center a woman who has been pictured in mythology as a seductress waylaying innocent travelers and using her power to create monsters. But Miller’s Circe is different and therefore, isolated and abused. But she is also a woman of agency, who eventually scripts her own life and learns to live on her own terms in defiance of gods and goddesses. Miller rewrites her story almost entirely, changing even the end. And it is a story I enjoyed thoroughly. Bewildered by where her life takes her, Miller’s Circe comes into her own after she is exiled. Little by little, she learns her own power, what she can and will do, and to what she will say no. I think, it might well supplant the original myth in my mind because I like this one so much better.
A brilliant pace and some skillful writing make this tale thoroughly enjoyable. Although it troubled me that Miller does not allow for the re-imagining of many other women. Pasiphaë, Scylla, Medea, Athena, all fulfill their original mythological destiny with little to redeem them. Penelope seems like the only exception, but her rather late appearance in the book leaves little room to get to know her well. It’s also a little troubling that Daedalus is almost saintly in this tale, with no mention of the mythical tale of him killing his nephew, a young prodigy who he was worried would emerge as a rival.
The highlight of this read for me though was Perdita Weeks. This was my first Audible book, and I discovered why the listening app is so popular. The quality of the book is brilliant. Weeks’ narration is magical. Weeks seemed to have employed some witchcraft of her own to inhabit the skin of Miller’s Circe effectively and powerfully. I think, Weeks played a strong role in the imprint the book left on me.
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- Udisha
- 10-06-22
all credit goes to the narrator
the narrator made the book very interesting, the story was nice even good but average.
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- suchintya
- 06-09-23
Beautiful Narration
TBH, reading the hard copy would take some time. But the audiobook, specially the voice of the narrator is magical and engaging.
Do listen and enjoy!
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- Akhilesh
- 05-12-23
Wonderful retelling of a classic
When i was born the name for which I was did not exist. Circe the daughter of sun, witch of aaia tell her story while in exile
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