Circe vs Lies We Sing to the Sea: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Retellings, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Circe
“WHEN I WAS BORN, the name for what I was did not exist.”
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…
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Lies We Sing to the Sea
Each spring, Ithaca condemns twelve maidens to the noose. This is the price vengeful Poseidon demands for the lives of Queen Penelope’s twelve maids, hanged and cast into the depths centuries ago. But when that fate…
The verdict
- Readers rate Circe highest: Circe 4.2 · Lies We Sing to the Sea 3.4.
- Circe has the widest readership — 1449359 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Circe | Lies We Sing to the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (1449359) | 3.4 (11987) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (28) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (4784) | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| Circe | Lies We Sing to the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1449359 | 11987 |
| Editions | 36 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 53608 |
| Reading it now | — | 943 |
| Written reviews | — | 2429 |
| Wikipedia attention | 50803 | — |
| Pages | 404 | 432 |