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I thought I would be reading a fascinating piece of historical fiction based on Pompeii, but in reality I ended up feeling like I was reading a religious tract from a Christian. Why the author felt that the story of Pompeii and the people who lived in it weren’t interesting enough and that she had to include preaching and proselytising is a mystery to me. And speaking of which, calling the amazing frescoes in the Villa of the Mysteries “evil” and saying that Vesuvius surged with “f ...more
I thought I would be reading a fascinating piece of historical fiction based on Pompeii, but in reality I ended up feeling like I was reading a religious tract from a Christian. Why the author felt that the story of Pompeii and the people who lived in it weren’t interesting enough and that she had to include preaching and proselytising is a mystery to me. And speaking of which, calling the amazing frescoes in the Villa of the Mysteries “evil” and saying that Vesuvius surged with “f ...more
Feb 14, 2011
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2011
Kimberly
marked it as to-read
