I put off reading this, even though I was completely intrigued. I was afraid of being let down by a retelling of one of my favorite minor, often-overlooked goddesses.
I need not have worried.
Circe is lyrical and beautiful, an homage to the myth, and everything I ever wanted out of a Greek tale of heroes and gods.
This is everything that it should be, and deserves all the praise that has been richly heaped upon it.