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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Love reading about ancient Rome - this story is about Cicero.
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So historic fiction mixed with biography seems like an interesting idea. This is the second book in a week that had that same basic theme. Here you also throw in legal drama, which is an interesting twist. I think what I didn't like was the use of modern language and knowing that some of the phrases would never have been said in ancient Rome. What I did like was the ancient Rome aspects and the general idea of the book. I might wait on reading the follow-ups in the trilogy. Harris writes a good book, but I don't know that it's a great book or an intriguing series for me.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I typically do not enjoy political books, but this one is fire! It's set during Roman times when they still had their republic. It's narrated by a slave, Tiro, who because the right hand man to his master Cicero.
I went into this book blind to who Cicero was, and have learned so much and really enjoyed myself! He was a lawyer who was great at speeches and stirring up the crowd! Some of the things said absolutely blew my mind!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys history! I learned a lot about ancient Rome and there were also many correlations between their justice system and ours (America) today.
I'm reading this series with a group who happen to know the historical accuracy and from what they've said, it's pretty spot on! Because of that and how well the book is written, I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could!
I went into this book blind to who Cicero was, and have learned so much and really enjoyed myself! He was a lawyer who was great at speeches and stirring up the crowd! Some of the things said absolutely blew my mind!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys history! I learned a lot about ancient Rome and there were also many correlations between their justice system and ours (America) today.
I'm reading this series with a group who happen to know the historical accuracy and from what they've said, it's pretty spot on! Because of that and how well the book is written, I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could!
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No