Madeline Miller
You definitely do not have to have read the Odyssey to read Circe! It's really important to me that my novels don't require previous Greek myth knowledge. I firmly believe that these stories are for everyone just as they are, and I work hard to try to give readers everything they need to know along the way. (Though if you do know the myths, there are some extra goodies in there!)
That said, as a classics teacher, I will never tell someone NOT to read Homer! If you do, I wholeheartedly recommend Emily Wilson's new translation, which is gripping and brilliant.
That said, as a classics teacher, I will never tell someone NOT to read Homer! If you do, I wholeheartedly recommend Emily Wilson's new translation, which is gripping and brilliant.
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Gaby Ott
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Madeline Miller:
Hi! I adored reading The Song of Achilles and Circe. I love your writing style, the way you take these Greek Myths into an understandable story is awesome. I have been wanting to read Galatea by you, but I am having trouble finding a hard copy. Where could I find one?? Thanks!!!
Firefly
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Madeline Miller:
I enjoyed both the Iliad and the Song of Achilles, and it was interesting to see how many differences there were between the two. But one thing I've been wondering about TSoA is were some of the women (especially Deidamia) meant to be unlikable, or is it this way because the story is told not just from a male Ancient Grecian perspective as well as the society of the time?
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