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I loved I, Claudius so much but struggled to get through this one after I'd read about halfway. The book read like a litany of events with no narrative tension to make any of it matter. The writing is wonderful and the history is interesting but I much preferred the first book.
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Apr 15, 2008
Neil
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Aug 01, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Feb 05, 2018
Idit
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