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A review by jessicariley
Pompeii by Robert Harris

3.0

I’m going to Pompeii in 3 weeks so thought I’d get in the mood by reading this book.

It’s an interesting read but not the best. I felt that it could have been more developed.

Although the author has clearly done a it of research, there was a lot that was just totally unbelievable.

It also felt like the majority of the book was build up, yet the eruption itself was extremely rushed. I would have preferred the weighting to be more on the eruption.

A good introduction, but it’s not something I’ll be revisiting in the future.