Dana Monroe

Dana Monroe asked Madeline Miller:

I just finished Circe and loved it; not generally a mythology fan but you are peaking my interest!! I'm looking forward to reading The Song of Achilles....does it matter that I'm reading it 2nd? thanks

Madeline Miller Hello Dana,

Thank you for reading! And it doesn't matter at all. These are stand-alone books, and I've had lots of readers read them in reverse order. The only character who appears in both is Odysseus, so you'll get to see him as his younger self after seeing his older self, but I think that can be just as fun as the other way around!

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Robyn King

Robyn King asked Madeline Miller:

Would you ever consider writing a book about Medusa with a similar style as you did with Circe? I loved reading Circe and the story of Medusa is so powerful and so open for interpretation, I'd love to see your take on it.

Raymond

Raymond asked Madeline Miller:

Should I read The Odyssey before reading your new book Circe?

lfreaton

lfreaton asked Madeline Miller:

Thank you for being a writer in my day and age. I literally gobbled up/read Circe then Song of Achilles in a week. These stories' are worlds, perhaps divinely inspired, helping this reader transcend today just enough to be remembered to life, itself: magic and mystery, virtue and its pains in discovery and, above all, love. What other classics did you rely on to write?

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