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    <body><![CDATA[Conan = Pussy<br/>Klassizismus = RAWCK ON!<br/><br/>Ich würde es als Roman zu Eugène Delacroix Malerei bezeichnen. Es hat diese bizarre Mischung aus der präzisen Romanpsychologie der Zeit, krankhaft genauer Recherche, purer Exotizismus und eine gewisse knallige, abweisende Schilderung.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79633241">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Henry James had written Conan the Barbarian? Me neither, but that's Salammbo, a spectacular disaster from Flaubert. It is the antithesis of Madame Bovary, no characters, no story just page after page of exquisite description. Incredible research tho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50545656">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm only half-way through this time, but this is one of the most excrutiating, unreadable 'great' novels ... partly due to Flaubert's triumph in stripping everything down to its material essence, avoiding all character psychology, and prompting all of us to ask why we are reading.  It is essentially...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21398492">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Flaubert hace aquí de guía en un museo dedicado a rarezas cartaginesas. <br/>Compré este libro en homenaje a mi profesora de historia en el instituto, que lo adoraba. Y como ella me contagió en cierto modo el amor por el mundo clásico, pensé que yo también lo adoraría. Pues no. Mi edición,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38695683">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Llegue a Salambo no por Flaubert, sino porque me gusta mucho leer libros de historia, y estoy experimentando con las novelas historicas. En alguna parte que no recuerdo, lei que Salambo era uno de los mejores libros escritos en esta categoria.<br/>Al comienzo, me parecio que el estilo de Flaubert e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30307">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Someone said to me this is like B-Side Flaubert. I forget who, but that about sums up the book. It’s the most entertaining book by Mr. G. He renders the bacchanalia and the battlefield with exquisite detail. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Slow going for modern readers and the story isn't that great, but it has a lot of very intersting elements and is definitely worth a read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best historical novel I've read so far]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't like this book much, but I'm glad I read it.  I mainly wanted to read it because it takes place in ancient Carthage and I am working on a writing project of my own that takes place partly in Carthage.  It reads kind of like an ancient epic tragedy.  It is about an army of mercenaries releas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26355578">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Found a used edition with illustrations by Blaine. Quite nice work, reminded me of Kulata. Otherwise, it's a plodding book that makes love, adventure and the sack of a city seem tedious. The thing had the feel of an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. Only not so well done<br/><br/>But i guess if you just...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7990215">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is Flaubert trying, and succeeding (in my opinion), to write an exotic novel.  It's got a totally different flavor than his other works, but it has his total attention to detail and his great descriptions.  Disclaimer: Flaubert gives very vivid descriptions of the brutality of the Punic Wars, i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9068250">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Une oeuvre difficile d'accès et pleine de mystère, ne reflétant pas du tout l'image qu'on souhaite souvent donner à Flaubert. Peut-on parler de réalisme quand il nous dépeint l'antique Carthage et ses extases mystiques, ses guerres, ses cruautés, ses mouvements de foule ?<br/>Plus qu'intrigu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18196126">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVE this book.<br/><br/>It's set during the Punic Wars and is... wait for it... TOTALLY KICK ASS. It's super fast paced and bloody and sexy, and is the only time where Flaubert's love of the Marquis de Sade comes out. It's also my favorite novel of Flaubert's even though everyone seems to think...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42151404">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Stunning. Another make-you-want-to-major-in-classics book. Massive and indulgent descriptions of ancient battles and the mysteries of pre-christian rituals. Like a cake you can't stop eating though you know it makes you sick.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An orgy of sensory details and descriptive language elevate this novel of obsession and war. It is a better example of Flaubert's true style than 'Madame Bovary' even though the characters and story aren't as captivating. ]]></body>
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