A review by harry_reads4fun
Memoirs of Hadrian: And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar

4.0

Yourcenar's literary superpower is her ability to travel back through time using empathy (and, of course, lots of researched historical details). What shines through the most, however, is Hadrian's humanity and the result is this powerful and emotionally-charged historical novel.