false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1218996411m/344935.jpg 344935 1 This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who was fighting in Greece when he received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures, the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the classical landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. 335262 1 1 2003 Latro in the Mist total:270|5:116|4:101|3:42|2:9|1:2| 270 1130 407 26 5 1 false false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 20:22:01 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 20:15:21 -0700 2008 1
Two things make this book really special:

1: Latro suffered a head injury in a battle (possibly even...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 17:16:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:56:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 11 20:45:50 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:49:54 -0700 2009
I love the way Wolfe uses Latro's memory loss, the repetition of details, characters, and circumstance building up, over and over, like lacquer, so that when you're done your left with this perfect even surface with unimaginable layers beneath.

Reading...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 14 11:58:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:01:53 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 13 18:34:24 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 19:55:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 12:00:28 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 12:02:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 05:56:22 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 06:00:55 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 11:53:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:54:57 -0800 2009 I love magic realism, so this tale of an amnesiac who regularly encounters Greek gods on his journey was wonderful. ]]> 5 0 true true Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 16:30:07 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 10:54:31 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 24 10:54:24 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:00:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 11:28:06 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 11:28:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Wed Mar 19 19:34:43 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 19:39:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 17:38:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 19:48:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 05 13:04:31 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 25 15:56:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 05 13:04:31 -0700 2008
I need to read this again. As soon as I'm done with the next one. Thing is though, even i...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 07 19:20:29 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 07 19:22:39 -0700 2007
In any case, the main character is a Spartan survivor of the Battle of Thermopolaye. He has lost all his short-term memory, and is writing down what happens to him so he can ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 16:09:33 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 16:13:26 -0700 2008 women's freedom. But that's just in the introduction, and the books are otherwise flawless.more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 26 20:24:55 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 20:33:35 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 17:24:35 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 08:53:55 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 12:00:13 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 12:03:15 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 03 23:06:30 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 04 02:28:41 -0700 2009 trying to get through this book]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=344935