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arireadthis 's review for:
3.5
I think any attempt at highlighting the women of antiquity is honourable (hah, get it) and this is my first foray into the topic. As such, I found this quite robust and it took me a while to read and digest as I went. As a personal preference, I love narrative non-fiction and this had a good balance of through line and educational tangents. Something didn’t click for me, and I’m not sure what but I didn’t find it as gripping or page turner-y as I was expected. However the final line asking to hold Messalina among the ranks of Great Men and allow her to be remembered despite her faults, as the men are, is great and deeply felt.
I think any attempt at highlighting the women of antiquity is honourable (hah, get it) and this is my first foray into the topic. As such, I found this quite robust and it took me a while to read and digest as I went. As a personal preference, I love narrative non-fiction and this had a good balance of through line and educational tangents. Something didn’t click for me, and I’m not sure what but I didn’t find it as gripping or page turner-y as I was expected. However the final line asking to hold Messalina among the ranks of Great Men and allow her to be remembered despite her faults, as the men are, is great and deeply felt.