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Circe

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The witch of Aiaia tells her own story — gods, mortals, monsters, and exile.

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A love story that is not a love story. The best kind.

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Book of the week · chosen by @inksmith

Circe

by Madeline Miller

The witch of Aiaia tells her own story — gods, mortals, monsters, and exile.

4.4821,400 ratings
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14 books · @spinegazer
Cozy apocalypses
The world ends gently. Soft, slow, and somehow comforting.
9 books · @inksmith
Translated & devastating
Quiet international fiction that wrecks you in under 200 pages.
21 books · @duskread
Dark academia, real teeth
Candlelit libraries, secret societies, and actual consequences.

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open The Stacks →
Babel
@duskread

Reading Babel in a candlelit library is not a recommendation, it is a requirement.

on Babel · R.F. Kuang
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
@inksmith

A love story that is not a love story. The best kind.

on Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow · Gabrielle Zevin
Circe
@duskread

Circe is exactly as feral and lonely as you remember and it deserves another read.

on Circe · Madeline Miller
Piranesi
@inksmith

I have read this three times and I still cannot describe the plot without sounding unwell. That is the point.

on Piranesi · Susanna Clarke
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