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I Claudius

I, Claudius/Claudius the God by Robert Graves

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Wonderful evocative history with nasty homocidal characters and a central character who seems to have wandered out of Narnia into a fully fledged massacre of his relatives over a series of changes in the Roman Ruling family. Great historical detail, you can almost smell Rome and feel the heat in the streets. One of my favourite history books and one I reread frequently.



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Christmas Reading

I have been rereading the Smiley Books by John Le Carre. He is a magician and my admiration for his writing is unbound. I just finished the Secret Pilgrim, more of a collection of short stories than an all consuming tale, but still adsorbing and unsettling. His description of the motives and absurdities of people's actions are second to none. What is your favourite Smiley book? Or do you prefer Le Carre's other works?