false 19 28 19 true 5642068 read 1 true 241658 currently-reading 8 true 241657 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54700297 Cleopatra and Antony: Power, Love, and Politics in the Ancient World (Hardcover) by Diana Preston
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52288324 The Last Days of Pompeii (Paperback) by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52288057 The Pillars of Hercules (Paperback) by Paul Theroux
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45965984 to: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
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So far, I'm shocked. An horrifically clever analogy between psychological torture using electroshock therapy and the methods the US government uses to "introduce" capitalism in foreign countries (like Iraq). Don't read this if you believe in the current and past leaders of this country-or Milton Friedman. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44518687 to: Taras Bulba (Paperback) by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
I read this book when I was in graduate school studying Latin and Ancient Greek. I was immediately struck by the similarities between Gogol's writing style and the epics of Homer, especially the "Iliad." In particular, Gogol was able to capture Homer's descriptions of the violence of war-vivid, fast-paced and gruesome. Not exactly light reading. But I couldn't put it down-in fact, I'd say Gogol gave Homer a run for his money. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44518145 to: The Book Of Fathers (Paperback) by Miklós Vámos
Like a Hungarian Gabriel Garcia Marquez, this author follows one family through centuries of turmoil in Hungary. Knowing absolutely nothing about Hungarian history, I was fascinated by the names, places and events. The family saga was at its best, bittersweet, and at its worst, tortuous. Well written and well translated! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41668473 to: The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Paperback) by Muriel Barbery
A grown-up, French "Harriet the Spy." I can't say that I gained much insight into the Parisian mindset, but I did enjoy the many references to literature and philosophy-as well as the wry thoughts of the main characters. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42911427 The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (Hardcover) by Mary Beard
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