A review by michellel123
The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough

3.0

A HUGE book, and I think it took me until at least half way through to get used to the names and work out who was who. Perhaps it would have been easier if I had more background knowledge of Ancient Rome. Focusing on Sulla and Marius and their ambitions to be great military leaders of Ancient Rome. The research that has gone into this is truly mind-blowing, and the violence is awful!
Took a long time to read due to its length and complexity, the kind of book that feels like a real achievement when you have finished it.