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A review by addyrose22
The Emperor's Babe by Bernardine Evaristo
2.0
Honestly I don’t know if I’m reading the same book everyone else is reading? Upon reading the blurb this seems like the type of book I would go wild for however it was completely not what I expected at all.
First of all, the whole book was written in couplets- strange choice, it made things feel disjointed and I was unable to be absorbed into the characters or the characters’ stories.
Secondly, the book is set in Roman times and the mixing of Latin and modern slang vernacular really wasn’t giving what the author wanted it to give in my opinion, and just came across trite and intentional.
Finally, I feel like the book was sold as this fresh new take on historical fiction but I don’t know if I’m just too uncultured to appreciate it or what, but it fell very flat to me and I was looking forward to it being finished.
First of all, the whole book was written in couplets- strange choice, it made things feel disjointed and I was unable to be absorbed into the characters or the characters’ stories.
Secondly, the book is set in Roman times and the mixing of Latin and modern slang vernacular really wasn’t giving what the author wanted it to give in my opinion, and just came across trite and intentional.
Finally, I feel like the book was sold as this fresh new take on historical fiction but I don’t know if I’m just too uncultured to appreciate it or what, but it fell very flat to me and I was looking forward to it being finished.