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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
Some good information and be forewarned. This book is as much about Julius Caesar and Marc Antony as Cleopatra, who really doesn't enter until almost halfway through the book. Either cut the text by a third or change the title. Simple.
Not bad but I kept forgetting I was reading a book about Cleopatra and not Mark Anthony and Caesar.
I got this book to learn about Cleopatra but most of this book it just about the men in her life. I wanted to learn about her early life, but nothing! It only starts when Caesar is about to die. I was so disappointed with the sexist language about her looks which is actually historical thought to have been a myth to make the Romans understand why powerful men fell for her (more likely it was her intelligence, power and theatrics)
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
Amazing story. Easy read. Really brought this epic story to life. Only lost half a star because it’s a book not just about her, so I feel like the title is a little misleading. She’s barely even in the first two chapters. But the conclusion is great.
Got 16% through before I decided to read some reviews to see if the book actually starts to focus on Cleopatra.
informative
medium-paced
I learned more about Cleopatras breasts then about her. A horribly sexist book and most of the time not even about Cleopatra.
Sexist, poorly written, no writing style to be seen and dull.
D’une plume fluide, parfois théâtrale, voire dramatique, comme a pu l’être l’Antiquité, l’auteur nous immerge dans le passé, de la Rome antique en proie au chaos suite à l’assassinat de César à cette opulente Égypte dirigée d’une main de fer par Cléopâtre, une jeune souveraine qui a fasciné et qui fascinera encore des générations entières. Immersif, documenté et fascinant, voici un voyage historique que je ne peux que vous inviter à effectuer. Vous y découvrirez un monde en mouvement où les plus grandes histoires d’amour font face aux plus grands complots… Plus qu’un roman, une magnifique épopée marquée à tout jamais du sceau d’une grande souveraine !
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