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lordcheez's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, and neat to read a very readable primary source older than the New Testament, but very dry and soldiery.
treyberry12's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
It is essentially pro-Caesar propaganda written by Caesar himself
aliterarylion's review against another edition
3.0
I read this for my War and Society class that focused on Julius Caesar. This book is about his triumphs in Alexandria, Africa, Spain, and Pharsalus. It's pretty straightforward. This was the best class I've ever taken because Professor Wolters is the shit. This edition is a new translation by John Carter that makes it easier to follow. It's rad for a class but a little dry for pleasure reading. If you can cross the Rubicon, you can muster through this book.
nicholasbobbitt1997's review against another edition
4.0
Gardner's translation is really good here, although the conversions she's done to try to make the text more accessible aren't necessarily good ones.