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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
3.0
There will be no salad, ear, et tu Brute, or George Clooney 1990s-era haircut jokes found in this review.
For the full review - which includes the only Latin Alaina knows - follow the link to That's What She Read.
For the full review - which includes the only Latin Alaina knows - follow the link to That's What She Read.
flygonjinn's review
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Sexism, Blood, Sexual content, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape
Moderate: Incest and Suicide
Minor: War
pachypedia's review against another edition
4.0
En este primer libro de aventuras del "sabueso" Gordiano, conocemos a esta especie de detective romano, que convive con una amante esclava de carácter fuerte y se dedica a husmear donde los romanos respetables no quieren ser vistos. Este primer caso es el conocido parricidio de Sexto Roscio, primer cliente defendido por el leguleyo Cicerón.
El ambiente en que se mueve Gordiano está entre la aristocracia y el pueblo más bajo, por lo que podemos echar un vistazo a las diferentes formas de vida que transcurrían en la antigua Roma en un libro que además de bien documentado tiene el entretenimiento característico de las novelas policíacas.
El ambiente en que se mueve Gordiano está entre la aristocracia y el pueblo más bajo, por lo que podemos echar un vistazo a las diferentes formas de vida que transcurrían en la antigua Roma en un libro que además de bien documentado tiene el entretenimiento característico de las novelas policíacas.
tessisreading2's review against another edition
4.0
I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did: heavy on the history and the gritty underbelly of Rome but not exploitatively so. I love Lindsey Davis' Falco novels, but whenever they've addressed Roman slavery I have felt like they didn't do it well - I think Saylor did it very well, making it ubiquitous and accepted (even by his narrator/protagonist) while at the same time making it clear how awful it was, and how difficult life was for people at the bottom of the Roman social scale in general. These are much darker books than the Falco books. At the same time, the violence doesn't feel gratuitous and while the female characters are all decidedly secondary, they're well-drawn.
kellynanne's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
mimothysmall's review against another edition
4.0
After visiting Rome, I wanted a book which combined history and fiction, weaving a story through places I'd visited, this did so perfectly and I really enjoyed it
dgullaci's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
racso1854's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Incest, and Child abuse
raptorimperator's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this. Great start to the Roma Sub Rosa series. Wished I had read it first.