# books / Circe - Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles was a brilliant, marching story with a main character that we really got to know.

In contrast Circe’s plot fumbled, and the main character is one dimensional – the rejected child turns powerful witch and courageous goddess. She is developed no more than that.

What makes this book worth reading is the fascinating breadth of mythological characters we meet. Where Song of Achilles retells Homer’s Illiad, this retells the Odyssey and many more tails. It’s a comprehensive introduction to Greek mythology told in Miller’s voice, ironically bringing even the God’s to mortal life.