listen i know that booktok thinks this book is overrated and inaccurate but i'm here to tell you i do not care and you shouldn't either. easily my favlisten i know that booktok thinks this book is overrated and inaccurate but i'm here to tell you i do not care and you shouldn't either. easily my favorite book i have ever read, as a greek mythology lover....more
this book is for the character-driven gals. if you need a fast and enticing plot to enjoy a book, this is not for you. if you need romance, this is nothis book is for the character-driven gals. if you need a fast and enticing plot to enjoy a book, this is not for you. if you need romance, this is not for you. but as it is, i happen to be perfectly content with reading 400 pages about a lady who lives in isolation and just, like, does her thing. madeline miller's prose is magnetic in that way--i would pay good money to read that woman's grocery list. also this book gives me the same vibes as ladybird in a way i simply cannot explain
also the reason this is tagged under my fictional crush shelf is because of hermes please do not ask me to elaborate...more