Madeline Miller on making the Classics feminist, modern America and writing Circe

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  @craiglore1821 · 6 years ago

  Madeline Miller is the real thing. She is intelligent and articulate. She knows her classics, and she's aware of the current state of the world we live in here in America. She is engaged and engaging, striving to increase empathy through stories and make the world a better place. Circe is a masterpiece of storytelling and lyricism. We need more people like Madeline Miller.

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  @Annabel-ew5nx · 5 years ago

  I met her! She came to my school and spoke to us, I feel so lucky

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• EL

  @elenaluzz · 7 years ago

  I’ve just read both books and loved them. She is so on point in so many ways. <br>Thank you, Madeline Miller, for bringing back the classics to the mainstream.

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  @belhypotheque6417 · 3 years ago

  I love her saying that what makes you ‘weird and nerdy’ as a child ‘makes you’ as an adult.

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  @TeresaDupuis · 6 years ago

  It&apos;s so refreshing to hear a like mind articulate the issues in America, the disparities(and the consequences), insecurities, empathy and lack of, &nbsp;media and the social issues, the hope to overcome &nbsp;problems by exposing them and taking actions to correct them. Not only is there beautiful work in both books, but the &quot;mythological realism&quot; in the stories is needed and greatly appreciated. &nbsp;the complexity of the retellings, and the way Circe resonates with women is made richer for me by hearing someone else state these exact issues, (I&apos;ve felt preachy and alone on) and the complexities of subjects that I take to heart in my academic writing and research. &nbsp;The level of inaction and ignorance that stems from fear and a lack of empathy for the struggles of others, has been a major problem for progress In the U.S. Miller is Such an upstanding woman!

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• RI

  @richardlevy1459 · 6 years ago (edited)

  I adore her work and she was wonderful to meet.<br><br>Her language is perfect and approach so needed.

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  @maydini5259 · 5 years ago

  I&apos;m not finished with Circe but man I don&apos;t want to let it go.

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• PA

  @pablozewoppa · 7 years ago

  A fascinating and interesting person. I&apos;ll re-read Circe in light of this interview. Her next book will be killer.

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  @selinbadem4007 · 6 years ago

  I loved her and it made me feel very good to read these old stories from a women charecter’s perspective. I think Madeline Miller will be my favorite writer after Ursula Le Guin

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• JA

  @janesmit2226 · 6 years ago

  Great interview. I wanted to listen to it before I read her book.

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  @reidbarraza7144 · 5 years ago

  INCREDIBLE HUMAN!!!! Incredibly refreshing to see someone never miss a beat and stand for TRULY every oppressed person &lt;3 she is such a champion and I can&apos;t wait for her to keep spreading her mind and her light with her art and anything else she wants to gift the world!

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  @neverfrogget · 4 years ago

  i love her work! i love the way she handles every interview too!

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