I’m about to finish Circe, by Madeline Miller and absolutely adore it so far.

I finished Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn. I beasted through this over the weekend. Really enjoyed it. Though I was pretty sure I’d guessed the killer fairly early on the book kept me doubting that I was right until the end. Didn’t enjoy this as much as Gone Girl, but a solid read.

I started Circe, by Madeleine Miller. I’ve only just started but this is already great. I’m excited to read more.

Finished Circe by Madeline Miller . I think I loved this one even more than Song of Achilles.

Finished Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor.

I'm halfway through The Witch Elm by Tana French. I love this author so I have high expectations on this one. Really interesting mystery, I'm just waiting for everything to come together in the end.

I finished The Witches:Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff I enjoyed but felt it became tedious and a little redundant halfway through as most of the trials played out the same way. I feel like the book could’ve moved things along and gotten to its point a little sooner.

I’ve started reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson I’m a little more than halfway through in the first book of the Malazan series and I’m really enjoying it, the term epic is overused but the magic and combat of the book really feels epic. I love that Erikson just drops you into this world and doesn’t just spoon feed you everything in a massive exposition dump, can’t wait to see where this one goes.

I’ve also started listening to Circe by Madeline Miller this one came from a user on the sub after I asked for recommendations like Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology and this is really scratching that same mythology itch I’ve had.

Just finished Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor. Just started Circe by Madeline Miller.

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller which was solid, but not as fulfilling as Song of Achilles. I’d still recommend it to those who like retellings.

Last week I started and finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. The book was phenomenal, took me two days to read it. There's a reason it was on virtually every "best of" list and I would recommend it to anyone.

I've started reading Grant, by Ron Chernow a biography of Ulysses Grant. Chernow's a fantastic author and I'm enjoying this book so far, he's just gotten to the beginning of the Civil War.

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller (review)

I started The Boys From Brazil, by Ira Levin

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel

Fates and Furies, by Lauren Groff

She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity, by Carl Zimmer

I'm really enjoying all of them!

Finished Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier LOVED. Favorite book in a long time. Haunting and beautiful, and a serious page-turner.

Started Circe by Madeline Miller which I hesitated to pick up because I know nothing about greek myths, but I'm really enjoying it so far. Two great books in a row is rare for me!

I recently finished Circe by Madeline Miller. The prose was beautiful, well-crafted, and flowed well. I felt incredibly sad at times, Circe's story was touching. I was reminded that the Greek gods are assholes. I know this is a well-known characteristic of the gods, but it came across as very personal in this story. Hermes was my favorite lesser character, there's no doubt he has the most fun.

I finished Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, and Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon this week. I have a lot of mixed-feelings, I'm going to take some time to rant. First, Dragonfly in Amber was a worthy sequel to Outlander, I loved it. I enjoyed the first half of Voyager, mainly because of the reunion. Ironically, I started to lose interest when they set off on their voyage. This is where the dip in quality begins in the series IMO. There are too many convenient coincidences that occur to her characters, and lots of unrealistic circumstances. The depiction of Mr. Willoughby was racist imo, and I was cringing from the first moment he was described.

Drums of Autumn was a massive disappointment. There was poor characterization. There are more unrealistic plot developments that don't make sense and don't have a solid foundation. I was taken out of the story many times wondering why Gabaldon decided to go in all these directions. The story and characters felt cheapened. Rape, complicated pregnancies, tensions with Englishmen, shenanigans with pirates, Claire healing people, people pining after Jamie....by now it's clear these are all dynamics in almost every book that are being recycled in different ways to further the story. It comes across as contrived at this point.

I was fully engaged with Outlander, Dragonfly, and the first half Voyager. Scotland is a charming background to a beautiful romance. After reading Drums of Autumn I will not be continuing the series.

Finished Circe, by Madeline Miller and just started The Song of Achilles by the same author.

I can't recommend Circe enough - a wonderful, dark, mystical tale that fill its pages with Ancient Gods but manages to capture so much of what it is to be human.

Started and finished Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes, which I really enjoyed. It's not usually my type of book but it wasn't as romance heavy as I had heard. Only took me a day and a half.

Still working my way through Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer but having trouble finding the motivation to finish. Hopefully I will get that done today and start something new. I had planned on starting Circe, by Madeline Miller, but I sort of want to start in on a series again. Maybe The Three Body Problem or something fantasy-related.

I finished Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee and loved it. Also read Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons, which was hilarious. Now on to Circe, by Madeline Miller.

Still reading The Bonesetter's Daughter, by Amy Tan, and it's giving me this weird sense of deja vu that I've read it before, but I don't know if I actually have or if I just feel like I have because she deals with a lot of similar themes in her work (and I have read some of her other novels). Anyway, I think the narrative is about to switch over to the mother's childhood in China, which has only been vaguely hinted at so far, so I'm interested in seeing where that goes.

Also started Circe, by Madeline Miller and am loving it so far. I'm really enjoying how she's interwoven a lot of the smaller myths into Circe's story, and how well thought-out the lives of the immortals are (e.g. she grows up from being an infant to an adult in practically a day, because you never see infant goddesses running around). But, Circe is awakening to her powers and the others are about to find out, so this isn't going to end well.

I just finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. It took me a while but I'm glad I finished it. It was an absolutely amazing read and I recommend it to everyone and anyone who's interested.

I've run out of books to read at the moment so if anyone would like to recommend a good book it'll be greatly appreciated.

Last week I finished:

Circe by Madeline Miller

Not as good as Song of Achilles by the same author, but an easy continuation/spinoff (as far as The Odyssey was a spinoff of The Iliad, anyway). There was a lot I liked about this, including the relationship between Circe and another female character later on in the story, as well as the continuity of characters; it wasn’t just an Odysseus, but the same Odysseus we met in Song of Achilles.

The Odyssey by Homer (Emily Wilson translation)

So obviously then I had to read the original. I bought the Robert Fagles version, but then heard somewhere (Reddit? Twitter?) that a lot of English translations put in misogynistic judgments of the female characters that weren’t in the original text. It’s always nice to avoid that kind of stuff, so I got this version out from the library. It was a nice read, relatively easy to follow. I was pretty surprised at how nonlinear the structure of the poem was.

Short things:

• “Mother Jones and the Nasty Eclipse” by Cherie Priest (Apex Magazine)
• “Turnover” by Jo Walton (Starlings)
• “Work” by Denis Johnson (Jesus’ Son)
• “Real Women Are Dangerous” by Rati Mehrotra (Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling)
• “A Point of Law” by William Faulkner (Uncollected Stories)
• “Wash” by William Faulkner (Collected Stories)
• “Degradation Rites” by Melinda M. Snodgrass (Wild Cards I)
• “Summer of the Hot Tubs” by Annie Proulx (Bad Dirt)
• “Emergency” by Denis Johnson (Jesus’ Son) (best story, wow)
• “The Resident” by Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties)
• “Christmas” by George Saunders (In Persuasion Nation)
• “The Immortal” by Jorge Luis Borgias (Labyrinths)
• “The Intoxicated” by Shirley Jackson (The Lottery and Other Stories)
• “The Theologians” by Jorge Luis Borgias (Labyrinths)

Working on:

• White Teeth by Zadie Smith
• Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (for /r/bookclub)
• The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution by Menno Schilthuizen

I finished:

Dubliners, by James Joyce -- 4/5. I feel like this could easily be a 5 star read though once I read it again, and this definitely deserves a second read through. Some of the stories are better than others, but about halfway through I finally started to see what Joyce was doing with the collection as a whole. In order to appreciate this better, I want to learn a bit more about Irish politics in the 1890s because I definitely missed some references in that regard. Joyce's prose is of course masterful, though something about his diction does lull me to sleep a little bit. On the stories I found a bit more boring (ex: Ivy Day in the Committee Room) I nodded off a bit, but it was merely soothing in other chapters, like The Dead. Overall I really liked it and I'm glad I gave Joyce a chance again. I wasn't super into his writing after reading some excerpts from Ulysses in high school, but his short stories are much more my speed.

The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller -- 4.5/5. I've been chewing on this for a couple days now, might bump it up to a 5 star read. It's definitely kept me interesting in revisiting Greek mythology as a whole, which I haven't given much thought since high school and a reading from Ovid's Metamorphoses in college. There's something I dearly love about how Miller has recreated this story faithfully, while also striving to give agency to Patroclus and the female characters in the story. I don't know that many other authors would have though to give so much care to Briseis, Deidameia, or Thetis. The prose was gorgeous, but sparse in a way I thought was appropriate. It's just a really excellent book; I loved it so much.

I'm currently reading:

Circe, by Madeline Miller -- I'm going to finish this up today hopefully. I wanted to get through both of Miller's books over the long weekend. I'm actually loving this a little more than TSOA so far in some respects though. I think Circe is a frustratingly relatable character, even more so than Patroclus. It makes me bitterly sad for her and sometimes it's just too much. If anything's bringing my enjoyment of the book down, it's that I think the gods are too cruel and harsh towards her. I'm about halfway through and excited to get to the parts with Odysseus.

In a fit of hurried reading I finished True Grit by Charles Portis. As I usually don´t fancy westerns, I didn´t expect this book to be anything more than an episodic affair, maybe something to enjoy a bit and then acknowledge that I like something that is generally popular. Oh no, nothing like this happened. I was quite bored throughout the whole story, trying very hard to believe Mattie and her whole enterprise, but I just couldn´t. Her narration was dull, bland and few times I nearly fell asleep. So, it seems no more westerns for me.

On the other hand, I started two books this week:

Naked by David Sedaris and

Circe by Madeline Miller

I am very intrigued by the later one, as I always loved mythology so much (not only Greek one) and I also like the idea of retelling well-known stories from a different point of view. That´s why I loved The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. Already a few pages in, I am hoping the book will be great.

As for David Sedaris, I read two of his other books already (Me Talked Pretty One Day and Let´s Explore Diabetes With Owls) and generally liked them. Some of the stories are not that interesting to me, but let´s see what he compiled in Naked.

Finished: My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture, by Guy Branum

Guy Branum is a gay overweight comedian who used to be on Chelsea Lately's panel. He was surprisingly smart (well, he went to law school and was on trivia groups) and he brought up a lot of history and media in his book. I liked the book, would recommend. But if you've never heard of him, then don't bother.

Currently Reading: Circe, by Madeline Miller

This was due at the library 2 days ago, so I started reading like 50 pages a night to get through it. I liked Song of Achilles but I like Circe a lot better. There doesnt seem to be a beginning, middle, and end like in Song of Achilles, but I just like witches bc .... hey, witches.

Currently Listening: Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, by Susannah Cahalan and Bad Feminist, by Roxane Gay

I need to just pick one and finish it bc Im finding it tough to leap frog from one to another. But I really like both of them!

I just finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. A fantastic read and great storytelling.

I finally finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. I’ve had a lot going on recently so it took me ages to get through this. Really enjoyed it though. Excellent story telling and i really enjoyed the setting. It’s really made me want to pick up Mythos, by Stephen Fry. If anyone has other recommendations then please let me know!

Now reading The Well of Ascension, by Brandon Sanderson. I read about half of this over the weekend. It’s so damn good.

Currently working on: Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis and Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan (part of the Percy Jackson series). If you can't tell, I am on one hell of a mythology kick. That, combined with me trying to mix in kids/YA fiction I missed when I was younger have spiked my interest in Percy Jackson. They aren't my favorite, but they're entertaining and nice to pick up when another heavy read gets to be too much.

Next on my list (hopefully starting today if I can put down my TV remote) are Circe, by Madeline Miller and The Odyssey. My favorite podcast, Overdue, has started in on my favorite epic and it has come at the perfect time for me!

I’m still reading Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller and Circe, by Madeline Miller. I just graduated (yay!) so hopefully I can finally finish them this week!

Aaa a graduation gift, I bought Not That Bad, by Roxane Gay and I am super excited to read that! Gay is one of my favorite authors.

Firestarter, by Stephen King

This is my audiobook. It's really good so far and it's my first Stephen King! Popping that King Cherry (lolwut)

Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng and Circe, by Madeline Miller

These came off hold at the library at the same time so I'm trying to read them before they're due! I'll probably just pay the overdue fees for Circe bc I'm reading Little Fires Everywhere first.

The Pisces, by Rachel Broder

The protagonist meets a merman after a break up and then things get weird. This was the OTHER hold that came through at the library. I usually only have 2 books going on at the same time so I'm a wee bit overwhelmed.

Finished Circe, by Madeline Miller (it was excellent)

started Wizard and Glass, by Stephen King

Finished:

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

I really enjoyed Becoming, even though I'm not into politics at all. There wasn't a whole lot of political stuff until the last quarter of the book. I enjoyed her writing style and the story of her life. It was really interesting to hear about the details of living in the White House. I learned about things they go through I never would have thought about.

Station Eleven was okay. I mean I enjoyed the story. But it wasn't great.

Next up is either

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

or

Circe by Madeline Miller.

I've been on the wait list for both books FOREVER and am really looking forward to reading both.

Circe, by Madeline Miller

I'm reading Circe, by Madeline Miller

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Loved this book so much. Her development was so powerful, she literally gave no shits and I admired her so much for it.

Started: War Storm, by Victoria Aveyard

Finished: The Heart Goes Last, by Margaret Atwood. This book was not at all what i expected it to be like from reading the blurb. I'm not saying it was bad, I was just expecting something else. Can't decide if I like it or not.. it was entertaining and quite funny, but the premise didn't really make sense.

Started: Circe, by Madeline Miller. Really like it so far, Greek mythology is so rich with characters and stories.

Finished:

Invisible Monsters, by Chuck Palahniuk - Took me a bit to adjust to the writing, but overall I really enjoyed it

Started:

The Last Boat Out of Shanghai, by Helen Zia

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Books I read:

Naked by David Sedaris - I got what I expected from David, delivering his crazy and heartwarming stories with a just right amount of humor.

Circe by Madelline Miller - amazing book, which I savored completely from start to finish. I loved Greek mythology (or any other mythology to be precise) since I was little and it was satisfying to see I remembered majority of the characters that went with Circe´s story. I loved the writing style, which led me through many different landscapes and epochs in which Circe lived. I could even taste the salt from the sea, heard the roaring Scylla or follow Circe into the deep night to collect her herbs - such vivid imagery from simple words. I would recommend this to anyone.

And now, I will start Epicure´s Lament by Kate Christensen, which is on my TBR for so long I have to break the cycle and put my attention to it right away. We´ll see...

Circe, by Madeline Miller

I started Circe by Madeline Miller last week. I’m about 30% into it now and I like it so far. I read The Odyssey back in high school but I don’t remember too much about it. As I’m reading Circe, details about her characterThe Odyssey are coming back to me and it’s interesting to see how the author is setting things up. It’s been fun reading so far and it’s making me want to reread The Odyssey now as an adult.

I’m also going to be starting Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I’ve surprisingly never read, and know little about other than the basics.

Worked my way through:

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Gran.

Getting started on:

Circe by Madeline Miller

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Stray City by Chelsey Johnson, which is our book club pick for September.

I finished The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (review) and Adulthood Rites, by Octavia E. Butler, the second book in Lilith's Brood.

I started Circe, by Madeline Miller, let's see what all the hype is about

Finished Circe by Madeline Miller

Was a really great read and my first novel that had a feminist tone to it. I also didn't know a lot about greek mythology but the boom really made me want to delve further into it. I'll probably read the Song of Achilles by the same author. However now is the time for something else:

Next read The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

I finished: Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames, The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay, and Circe by Madeline Miller.

I'm currently reading The Traitor Baru Cormamont by Seth Dickinson and Norse Mythology by Niel Gaiman

This week, finished Beartown, by Fredrik Backman and One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus.

Both were amazing - One of Us is Lying is a great YA sort-of mystery/thriller that I wasn't expecting to enjoy anywhere near as much as I did. Beartown took my breath away. Beautiful story and beautiful style.

Just started Circe, by Madeline Miller and really enjoying it so far

I finished The Outsider by Stephen King, Circe by Madeline Miller, and Sourcery by Terry Pratchett. I just started The War Outside My Window, a transcription of the diary of a physically crippled teenage boy with a terminal illness who wrote about the Civil War and such. He died shortly after the war ended.

Finished:

War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy

The North Water, by Ian McGuire

Summer Knight, by Jim Butcher

The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, by Chris Whipple

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures, by Nick Pyenson

The Secret History, by Donna Tartt

Started:

The Worst Journey in the World, by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Thunder Sunshine, by Alastair Humphreys

John Dies at the End, by David Wong

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

Alone on the Wall, by Alex Honnold

Barchester Towers, by Anthony Trollope

Just finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. I've been seeing the cover everywhere and thought it would be overhyped, but it did not disappoint. Beautifully written and a fantastic premise to give a minor character of Greek mythology her own story.

Not sure what I'm starting next, I'm leaning towards Naked Sun, by Isaac Asimov, as I just read Caves of Steel and loved the merging of sci-fi with detective fiction.

Finished:

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Started:

The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben

Just finished:

Circe by Madeline Miller —I found it very moving. Cried at the end.

Currently reading:

Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire edited by Thomas Lin —I recently finished the math Quanta book and am now reading this physics version. Good if you like science and want a sweeping overview of some recent advances/interests in the field.

Finished Circe, by Madeline Miller

Aahhh someone please talk to me about this book because I can't stop thinking about it! I guess I'll pick up her other book, Song of Achilles?

Started Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens

This has been on every "best of summer 2019" list and I needed a beach/pool read.

i downloaded circe, by madeline miller but i haven't started it yet. i had a cold the entire last week and my brain is still struggling and i'd hate to miss something so i'm waiting.

I finished:

Circe, by Madeline Miller -- 5/5 Gosh, I just really love Miller's work. Her writing is really perfect in this sparse, "Spartan" (no pun intended) way. I liked Circe a little more than The Song of Achilles simply because I felt like I got to connect more with Circe as a character. Something about the biographical nature of the book made it feel extremely intimate.

Nabokov's Dozen, by Vladimir Nabokov -- 4/5 My first time reading Nabokov actually. His prose is just absolutely gorgeous, and I found these stories a little easier to analyze than Dubliners, which I read last week. I'm definitely excited to read some novels by him. I took a star off because I liked some stories much better than others.

I'm currently reading:

A Gathering of Shadows, by V.E. Schwab -- Finally continuing with this series. It's a really good time so far, I'm loving Alucard a lot, but I'm more excited for the bits with Holland. If anything, I think the parts from Kell's perspective are a little boring so far; hopefully his storyline picks up soon.

Finished:

• Circe, by Madeline Miller - I enjoy Greek mythology and I really liked this book. It was interesting to read the story of a "minor" character. I think I enjoyed it more than The Song of Achilles, but I read that over a year ago.

This Week:

• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman - Initially this reminded me of Brit-Marie Was Here and the beginning annoyed me enough I thought about not finishing it. It became more interesting after about 30 pages. Now I'm two-thirds into the book and I'm liking it.

Finished The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva. Started Circe by Madeline Miller.

Finished Circe, by Madeline Miller and am now halfway through Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi.

Circe started off fantastically but I found myself getting a little bored towards the end. Between that and Stephen Fry's Mythos, I feel like I'm now a pro at Greek Mythology. Children of Blood and Bone I'm finding quite difficult... full of cliché and quite contrived. It has moments of beautiful writing, but for the most part I think she's tried to hard to create a 'different' world.

Still reading Circe, by Madeline Miller, and still loving it, though I didn’t make much progress!

Circe, by Madeline Miller

4 chapters in the set up is nearly identical to Song of Achilles

I finished the audiobooks The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemisin and Circe, by Madeline Miller. I'm currently listening to The Obelisk Gate, by N. K. Jemisin.

I finished Arkwright, by Allen M. Steele as well as the graphic novels Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History, by Art Spiegelman and Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began, by Art Spiegelman. I've Started reading A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor Vinge

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller this weekend and started Six of Crows, by Leigh Bardugo last night!

I finished reading How Long 'til Black Future Month?, by N.K. Jemisin. It was a very strong collection of speculative fiction. The only complaints I would have are that some of the stories felt more like prologues/intros to novels as opposed to short stories and one or two stories were very on the nose. Anyone into any sort of speculative fiction should give this collection a shot. If you like Neil Gaiman or China Mieville, several of these stories are in the same vein as theirs so you should definitely read it.

I started and finished How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain, by Gregory Berns. It was ok. I was hoping that this book was going to be the results of Berns' research; it was mostly about the experiment himself and his home life. Well written and kept me engaged but the next time I read nonfiction about dogs I'm hoping it's heavier on hard science/history.

I started reading Circe, by Madeline Miller and it's phenomenal. Earns every bit of praise it's gotten. I read her previous book, Song of Achilles, and this one's even better. I started reading it yesterday and I fully expect to finish it tonight since I can't put it down. Just wish I knew more about Greek mythology, I feel like I would get more out of the book if I did.

This week, I finished The Gene: An Intimate History, by Siddhartha Mukherjee and Circe, by Madeline Miller. I really enjoyed both.

The Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast is reading 31 short stories in 31 days in May for Short Story Month. This week we read:

A Hunger Artist, by Franz Kafka

The Nose, by Nikolai Gogol

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, by James Thurber

The Lady or The Tiger, by Frank R. Stockton

Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Perfect Day for Bananafish, by JD Salinger

A Telephone Call, by Dorothy Parker

And Many More!

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. This was a really fun read. If you enjoy mythology and female heroines, pick it up. I also added Song of Achilles to my TBR list.

I started Ace of Shades, by Amanda Foody. Undecided at this point about this YA fantasy. It basically takes place in a fictional Las Vegas on steroids. There is just something that bothers me about the main character, Esse. I'm about 100 pages in and at least enjoying it enough to keep going. We will see!

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. Not my normal read but I enjoyed the story greatly. Also, how is Circe pronounced? My initial pronunciation was "sir-see" but after looking at the Greek pronunciation online many are saying "kir-kee" (which I think fits better with the character). I've also heard people pronounce it as "serse". Any opinions?

I began The Woman In the Window, by AJ Finn. It's moving along quickly. I hope to be wrapped up in a huge twist by the end of it.

City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1), by S.A. Chakraborty I absolutely loved this book, it was easy to read and I actually developed a genuine interest in the characters. The theme was something that I have not read much of, and the ending was definitely not what I expected. I am so excited to read the next book.

Circe, by Madeline Miller I liked it, and it was entertaining. I felt like the book moved along super slowly (but also quickly through time), as if I was almost living this long immortal life. As much as I like these Greek mythology stories, I also avoid them because they have a lot of negativity and unhappiness. So I moved onto a more upbeat book.

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, by Ruth Emmie Lang Magical realism isn’t something I usually read, but I figured I’d give it a go. It was a really easy read, I loved Weylen’s positive attitude, I liked the format of the book and the kind of short story snippets told by the people he encountered. It was a charming book. Not really a must read, in my opinion though.

Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel #1), by Josiah Bancroft I am currently in the middle of this book, and it was pretty tough to get through the first quarter of it. I’m not used to books that describe relationships in this way, and with it there is a lot of crazy, weird stuff going down. Finally got to a point where it’s starting to really grab my attention now that I have gone through the initial heavy world building (which is incredibly well detailed). I’m hoping to like it in the end, so that I can continue the series.

The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men, by Harold Schechter

I finally finished Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3), by Robert Galbraith. The weather is warm now so I have competing hobbies that prevent me from reading more often and it took a month to finish this book. I also couldn't get into the book so I'm sure that contributed to how long it took to read it.

Edit: This week I plan to read Circe, by Madeline Miller.

I finished A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman and Good Morning, Midnight, by Lily Brooks-Dalton. I just started Circe, by Madeline Miller.

I got an advance copy of The Cake Tree in the Ruins, by Akiyuki Nosaka, and it was excellent. It's a short story collection by the man who wrote "Grave of the Fireflies" which was adapted into the Ghibli movie of the same name. If you liked that, you should definitely look out for the new book later this year.

I also read Circe, by Madeline Miller and the hype was worth it.

Now reading another advance copy, Eye, by Marianne Micros. It's a short story collection centered around "the evil eye," and so far it's just okay.

Started reading;

The Obesity Code, by Jason Fung M.D.

Gave up on:

Circe, by Madeline Miller

I just couldn't get into it, but I will say that could have been audible's fault.

Just Finished:
Forbidden, by Tabitha Suzuma. While I don't regret reading it, I just can't like it. Not only because of the rather icky theme of the book but because it was just so overly melodramatic.

Birthday Girl, by Penelope Douglas because I need something light, and sexy, and trashy after reading Forbidden. lol

Currently reading:
Circe, by Madeline Miller. Taking my time reading this book because I just love Greek mythology.

Fear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward. As a non-American person, I just feel more and more incredulous as I progress from one chapter to another.

Circe, by Madeline Miller is definitely a good historic novel. Very impressed.

Will be taking a break from Morning Star, by Pierce Brown and The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein

I'll be reading Skyward, by Brandon Sanderson and Circe, by Madeline Miller.

I had them on hold at the library and they came in sooner than expected, so I'm going to read them now since they have a long waiting list.

I'm in the middle of Circe, by Madeline Miller.

Finished:

Shift, by Hugh Howey A re-read, but I enjoyed it just as much the second time around!

Ordinary People, by Diana Evans Not something I would’ve picked up on my own, but I’m reading through the Women’s Prize longlist this year. I ended up liking it a lot.

Merry Inkmas, by Talia Hibbert Short romance, got it for free on the kindle a while back at the recommendation of some friends, I ended up liking it a lot!

Started:

Dust, by Hugh Howey to finish my re-read of the series.

Circe, by Madeline Miller Another Women’s Prize book, and one that’s well-loved by a lot of people.

I finally finished Circe by Madeline Miller yesterday. 3.5 stars, definitely enjoyable.

I've continued working through Shift by Hugh Howey and am just starting Praise Song for the Butterfies by Bernice L. McFadden, my next Women's Prize read.

Finished: The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller - Fantastic book. Loved it from start to end. Also Patrochilles

Started: Circe, by Madeline Miller - I've heard a lot of great things about this book and judging from her last I'm sure it won't disappoint.

Finished: Circe, by Madeline Miller. Really enjoyed it - her writing is really beautiful and she adds a wonderful perspective to her stories. I think I liked A Song of Achilles better but only because of the subject matter. If you liked one I'd bet you'll like the other.

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Still reading: A Manual for Cleaning Women, by Lucia Berlin. A really unique short story collection. She puts you right into people's lives in the American Southwest in a way I haven't experienced from many other authors

In the past week I finished Twelve Kings in Sharakai, by Bradley P. Beaulieu and read Klondaeg the Monster Hunter, by Steve Thomas and Circe, by Madeline Miller.

I think I'm going to start The Thief who Pulled on Trouble's Braids, by Michael McClung next.

Finished Circe , by Madeline Miller. Really enjoyed it. I even voted for it as Best Fantasy Book in Goodreads Annual Choice Awards.

Started:
Fire and Blood, by George RR Martin. I'm still salty for the delays in the Winds of Winter release but this book makes up for it. I'm a few chapters in and so far so good.

Eternal Life, by Dara Horn. Reading it on my ereader while on my way to work. Fire and Blood is a bit bulky to carry around.

Finished Circe, by Madeline Miller

Started What We Lose, by Zinzi Clemmons

Waiting for books from the library:

The Gone World, by Tom Sweterlitsch

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, by Stephen Brusatte

I finished Circe by Madeline Miller and it was a book that made me introspect quite a lot while reading it. Really enjoyed it. The writing style is also very nice.

Finished:

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi - it was a quick read. The world building was interesting and the autistically written Zofia was well-written. I enjoyed it. The ending was rushed and abrupt but I am assuming that is to get people reading the next instalment.

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Circe by Madeline Miller - solid, as I would expect after reading The Song of Achilles.

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Red Rising by Pierce Brown - apparently I am on a bit of a YA kick, which is amusing as I didn't read YA when I was one. I really liked it - the world building was fantastic and engaging and I liked that it revealed stuff over time. The writer could consider using longer sentences though - some of it seemed rather choppy, especially emotional scenes.

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Started:

Golden Son by Pierce Brown - I liked Red Rising enough to continue on, so there is that.

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I'm nearly finished The Great Hunt, by Robert Jordan and the entire book has been incredibly fun and entertaining. Good thing it's part of an absolutely massive series or I'd be super upset to say goodbye to these characters!

Once I'm finished I'll start reading Circe, by Madeline Miller which I just took out of the library today.

I finished Circe, by Madeline Miller. Loved it.

Currently reading:

Nyckeln, by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren. The third and final part of the Engelsfors trilogy. The second book was better than the first, so I'm hoping the trend continues for this book.

The Edible Woman, by Margaret Atwood. Just started this so I can't say anything about it yet.

Finished:

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Started:

Circe by Madeline Miller

Still reading:

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

Finished:

Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk

I found this book to a very fun read. The style of writing is pretty unique (oral biography) and I could just imagine the characters sitting in front of the camera being interviewed and then their voice turns to voice-over as the scene they are describing plays out.

Started:

Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut

I have never read any of Vonnegut's work before so I am excited to see what it's like.

Listening on Audiobook:

Circe, by Madeline Miller

I have been a fan of Mythology for a very long time so it is cool learning the story of Circe (one I am not too familiar with). Perdita Weeks' narration of the story is completely entrancing.

Finished:

Circe, by Madeline Miller

I was really worried that already knowing things about Greek mythology would be spoiler-y, but Miller does a great job expanding upon, changing the points of view of, and even retroactively subverting the myths her book is based on. Highly recommend!

Started:

Lost Boy, by Christina Henry

I didn't intentionally finish a retelling of a classic tale only to pick up another retelling of a classic tale, but here we are. This one supposes Captain Hook as originally one of Peter Pan's Lost Boys and promises to be an origin story for the former. So far, pretty eh!

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Goodness, it's been over a week since I posted!

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I recently finished Lovely War by Julie Berry, Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith, a fantastic fairy tale inspired by The Goose Girl, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, a mystery thriller advanced reader's copy I've had for a minute, I tried reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, but couldn't get through it. I was bored to tears over a hundred pages in, so I switched to The Silent Patient. My latest finished book was Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts, a historical fiction novel about L. Frank Baum and his widow, Maud. It was amazing! Definitely put a different perspective on The Wizard of Oz for me. Now I'm currently reading Circe by Madeleine Miller. Hope you guys are all enjoying the books you're reading!

I finished reading How to Walk Away by Kathrine Center. I related to the main character a lot and I really enjoyed how the book highlighted the personalities of all the characters. Each flawed in their own way and so so human. Now I'm about half way through Circe by Madeline Miller. I didn't think I'd enjoy the mythology aspect, but I am. I love reading how Circe is growing as a person but so far I HATE every other character. The Gods are so cruel.

Over the weekend, I finished a few I had been working on:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by JK Rowling Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction, by Marc Mulholland The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon I'll be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara

Started: Marie Antoinette: The Journey, by Antonia Fraser The Likeness, by Tana French Circe, by Madeline Miller

I finished the audiobook Curtsies & Conspiracies, by Gail Carriger and am almost finished The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemisin, and next up is Circe, by Madeline Miller.

I finished Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink, the graphic novel Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven, by Marjorie M. Liu, and Old Man's War, by John Scalzi. I just started Arkwright, by Allen M. Steele.

Circe, by Madeline Miller I really like this book, its different from what I was expecting.

The Cruel Prince, by Holly Black Reads like a typical YA book right now, I hope it picks up a bit. I love YA books but the format of the story can get a little old and stagnant.

The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Been reading this one for the past year and its taking me forever to get through it. I try to read a chapter a day at work on my break. I like it but its a little overwhelming for me with all the names.

Finished The Social Animal, by David Brooks

Started Circe, by Madeline Miller

Circe, by Madeline Miller

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME EARLIER THAT THIS BOOK RULES.

I finally finished Circe by Madeline Miller. I enjoyed the book but have been struggle with start and finishing books so this took MONTHS.