Review Novel: Circe
Penulis: Madeline Miller Penerbit: Bloomsbury Tahun terbit: 2018 Jumlah halaman: 352 ISBN: 9781408890080 Bahasa: Inggris (sudah diterjemahkan oleh Gramedia Pustaka) This was how mortals found fame, I thought. Through practice and diligence, tending their skills like gardens until they glowed beneath the sun. But gods are born of ichor and nectar, their excellences already bursting from their fingertips. So they find their fame by proving what they can mar: destroying cities, starting wars, breeding plagues and monsters. All that smoke and savor rising so delicately from our altars. It leaves only ash behind. Jika para dewa dan dewi sudah memiliki gambaran begitu paripurna, bagaimana membuat cerita tentang mereka menjadi lebih menarik? Tantangan itulah yang dihadapi Madeline Miller ketika menulis novel Circe . Mengambil sudut pandang Circe, dewi kelas rendah alias nimfa ( nymph ) yang kemudian dikenal sebagai penyihir dalam mitologi Yunani, Miller menggambarkan
