Circe
Madeline Miller ยท 2018
How long does it take to read Circe?
About 8 hours
404 pages at 50 pages an hour. 17 days at 30 minutes a day. Work out your own time.
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power--the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world.
How long does it take to read Circe?
Circe is 404 pages, so it takes about 8 hours to read at an average pace of 50 pages an hour. A relaxed reader at 35 pages an hour needs about 11 hours 33 minutes; a fast reader at 70 pages an hour, about 5 hours 46 minutes.
How many days to read Circe at 20 minutes a day?
About 25 days, reading 20 minutes a day at 50 pages an hour.
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