Circe vs The Book of Longings: Which Should You Read?

Circe Madeline Miller · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.2 404 pages · ≈ 7 h 29 m · Moderate

“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…

The Book of Longings Sue Monk Kidd · 2020 ★★★★☆ 4.2 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate

“An extraordinary novel . . . a triumph of insight and storytelling.” —Associated Press“A true masterpiece.” —Glennon Doyle, author of Untamed An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman…