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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
What an interesting and captivating start of the series. Characters are amazingly well thought through and its like you living these boys story.
Damn that was amazing honestly.
Conn is a master of historical fiction and capturing the time and live of the people. Loved it!
Damn that was amazing honestly.
Conn is a master of historical fiction and capturing the time and live of the people. Loved it!
I have read another series by this author and to be honest am disappointed by this one in comparison
First of all, throw away any notion of getting a history lesson about Julius Caesar. This book is historical fiction, with an emphasis on the fiction. Other reviewers clearly have not been comfortable with this and the inaccuracies Iggulden included detracted from the story for them, it seems.
He does explain why he made some of the changes he did, but some of them you have to wonder if he really needed to change it that much. Oh well, I've read a lot of comics, so it's easy for me to imagine that this is just an alternative universe where Caesar and Brutus were childhood buddies, amongst other literary liberties.
Okay, we got that out of the way? Good.
I loved this book. The writing is easy to digest, it's exciting, and it's just simply a fun read. He's quite good at describing pain and gore, to a point where I was physically wincing as though I was witnessing it myself. Iggulden paints a vivid picture through the entire story, and I can't wait to read the next book (I wasn't sure what to expect when I found books 1-4 for a total of $9, but now I'm chuffed at such an excellent purchase.)
Bring on book 2!
He does explain why he made some of the changes he did, but some of them you have to wonder if he really needed to change it that much. Oh well, I've read a lot of comics, so it's easy for me to imagine that this is just an alternative universe where Caesar and Brutus were childhood buddies, amongst other literary liberties.
Okay, we got that out of the way? Good.
I loved this book. The writing is easy to digest, it's exciting, and it's just simply a fun read. He's quite good at describing pain and gore, to a point where I was physically wincing as though I was witnessing it myself. Iggulden paints a vivid picture through the entire story, and I can't wait to read the next book (I wasn't sure what to expect when I found books 1-4 for a total of $9, but now I'm chuffed at such an excellent purchase.)
Bring on book 2!
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was recommended by a friend and I put it off for a while, thinking there would be elements that were too similar to the fantasy I normally read. This turned out to be true.
This is a coming of age story centred around Gaius Julius Caesar and his childhood blood brother Marcus Brutus, though you do not learn their full names until the end of the book, it is given away in the blurb about who and what we are dealing with.
With political intrigue at its centre, this is advertised as a… relatively historically accurate retelling of Caesar’s upbringing, though it is clear from the author’s note at the end that elements of his childhood are not known.. which is fair, given that it is a story from 2000 years ago. Not knowing too much about this time period, I couldn’t comment on its historical accuracy but having read stories about historical rulers and mythical figures before, I enjoyed the story nonetheless.
There is more combat and martial strategy than I like in a book, and I admit to having semi-skimmed the final 20% of the book, disinterested in hearing about battles and warfare. The salient points struck hole though and overall this was a solid read with me genuinely caring about the characters. I believe this is the first book in a series. There is every chance I will return and read the next instalment at a later date, and I would recommend this book.
This is a coming of age story centred around Gaius Julius Caesar and his childhood blood brother Marcus Brutus, though you do not learn their full names until the end of the book, it is given away in the blurb about who and what we are dealing with.
With political intrigue at its centre, this is advertised as a… relatively historically accurate retelling of Caesar’s upbringing, though it is clear from the author’s note at the end that elements of his childhood are not known.. which is fair, given that it is a story from 2000 years ago. Not knowing too much about this time period, I couldn’t comment on its historical accuracy but having read stories about historical rulers and mythical figures before, I enjoyed the story nonetheless.
There is more combat and martial strategy than I like in a book, and I admit to having semi-skimmed the final 20% of the book, disinterested in hearing about battles and warfare. The salient points struck hole though and overall this was a solid read with me genuinely caring about the characters. I believe this is the first book in a series. There is every chance I will return and read the next instalment at a later date, and I would recommend this book.
Reading for my trip to Rome. Lots of battles, of course:)
Conn Iggulden writes excellent books and this one is no exception. Despite the fact that the history covered in this book is familiar to me, the story is exciting and suspenseful and a great read. I would recommend any of his books to anyone who enjoys historical fiction.
Awful. It takes special skill to turn a fascinating subject like Roman history and render it unto dreck.
I read this book few years ago, and based on my memories of the story, I rate it now 3.5 stars.