Circe (2018) is the second novel by Madeline Miller, shifting the lens to focus on one of The Odyssey's most compelling and overlooked characters. But where did all the other stories surrounding Circe's early life and post-Odyssey life come from? How do you tell a gripping story about the growth of a person who spends thousands of years in isolation? (Not that we can relate.) Also, what exactly is Mio's special connection to Madeline Miller? Find out as we close the book on this miniseries and reveal the next writer we're reading on The Req Room!
cw: spoilers
tw: Discussion of an assault and implied rape scene - 1:17:25-1:19:13
Show notes:
Madeline Miller at the UEA Literary Festival, Spring 2018
"Madeline Miller: Circe" at the Chicago Humanities Festival
The Odyssey (1997), a limited series that first aired on NBC (Circe appears beginning 1:05:48)
Our theme music: 64 Sundays by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/