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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My mom bought me this book for my 20th birthday when we were walking around the mall shopping and I was interested in it but I did not suspect that it would pull me in so vehemently.
The Wolf Den is well written historical fiction. At the beginning of each chapter there are quotes from either graffiti found in Pompeii and Hercules or quotes from historical poets and writers. Each quote encapsulates what the chapter will essentially be about, without giving anything away. There are even mentions of real historical people who are characters but are not the main characters so it does not feel like the history is being used to simply make money.
Amara comes more into herself throughout the book, learning how to fight and use what she has at her disposal. She was a well written, complex character, yearning to be free and struggling to assimilate to her situation as a slave of prostitution while not losing herself and who she used to be. The men in this book irk me and they are not written to be flowery feminists of the time because it is not accurate. The rich men especially are well written because they are written through the lense of how rich men from that period would have acted and not through the lense of how we, as a modern society, wish they had acted. This does not feel like a fanfiction of Ancient Pompeii but instead a story of someone who may or may not have been alive and who went through the situations Amara faced.
The Wolf Den is well written historical fiction. At the beginning of each chapter there are quotes from either graffiti found in Pompeii and Hercules or quotes from historical poets and writers. Each quote encapsulates what the chapter will essentially be about, without giving anything away. There are even mentions of real historical people who are characters but are not the main characters so it does not feel like the history is being used to simply make money.
Amara comes more into herself throughout the book, learning how to fight and use what she has at her disposal. She was a well written, complex character, yearning to be free and struggling to assimilate to her situation as a slave of prostitution while not losing herself and who she used to be. The men in this book irk me and they are not written to be flowery feminists of the time because it is not accurate. The rich men especially are well written because they are written through the lense of how rich men from that period would have acted and not through the lense of how we, as a modern society, wish they had acted. This does not feel like a fanfiction of Ancient Pompeii but instead a story of someone who may or may not have been alive and who went through the situations Amara faced.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
The Wolf Den ist ein interessantes und angenehm zu lesenes Buch über das Leben von Frauen im alten Pompeji. Die Hauptperson Amara hat Charaktertiefe, ebenso die vielen Nebenfiguren; mir hat besonders gut gefallen, wie komplex Amaras Emotionen gegenüber den anderen Charakteren dargestellt wurden. Amara fühlt zu jeder Person vielschichtig und mehrdimensional und reflektiert diese Emotionen auch viel. Ich hatte dennoch auch kleinere Probleme mit dem Buch: Der Schreibstil erschien mir manchmal etwas jugendlich (obwohl die Inhalte ganz sicher nicht YA sind) und während des Lesens hat sich der Inhalt manchmal ein bisschen repetitiv angefühlt (auch, wenn das vielleicht so sein soll, um Amaras repetitiven Alltag darzustellen…). Außerdem haben sich Amaras Gefühle für Menander meiner Meinung nach ein bisschen zu schnell entwickelt, ich hätte da gerne eine etwas langsamere Entwicklung gesehen. Insgesamt hat mir das Buch aber trotzdem wirklich gut gefallen und ich kann es allen, die sich für das Thema interessieren, nur empfehlen.
This book had some really impactful moments, and then moments that shoulf have been impactful but didnt quite hit. The characters were amazingly distinct, the pacing nice and slow and allowing me to really enter the world, but it felt as though dire dramatic moments occasionally fell short. For example, the death of Dido seemed to be ENTIRELY unecessary, especially after Cressa had already died. I feel like there was enough ammunition for Amara to go after Felix without that. And Rufus is gonna turn into an interesting one, hopefully, as I wasn't too into him in the first place (as a character) but the lack of excitement by him seems intentional. Despite any complaints, I adored it! I cannot wait to read the sequel. And perhaps a future re-read.
dark
sad
slow-paced
Quite a hard one to read due to the subject but one I won’t forget in a hurry
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes