492 reviews for:

Augustus

John Williams

4.23 AVERAGE


I thought Stoner was the best book, but now I think this is - brilliant!

Bellissimo romanzo sull’imperatore Augusto. Uno spaccato della società romana raccontata con lettere. 8
reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Excellent historical novel written in letters.

"Non ci si inganna sulle conseguenze delle proprie azioni; ci si inganna sul fatto di poterle sopportare"
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Wish that I had read this years ago so that I could have already re-read three to four more times - brilliant (especially book two)

In my opinion the worst book of the three I read written by Williams. The story of two of the greatest Roman Emperor are told like a sad telenovela, where the epistolary form of the book contributes to rend it even more convoluted, between flashback and forwards and also name changing. It's still a good book if you are into history novelization and maybe not "Roman" like me.

Secondo me il peggiore dei tre libri di Williams che ho letto fino ad ora. La storia di due dei piú grandi imperatori romani, raccontata come se fosse una telenovela triste, dove la forma epistolare del romanzo contribuisce, con i salti temporali e i cambi di nome, ad una complessitá inutile della forma per una trama poi banale. Resta comunque un buon libro, a patto che siate fanatici dei romanzi storici e non siate "romani" come me.

Brilliant! Amazing! Don't know how he did it.