Le donne di Cesare. I signori di Roma

Caesar’s Women, #4 in the Masters of Rome Series by Colleen McCullough was one hell of a work-out. This is my least favourite of this series, but I still loved it. Let me explain. Caesar’s Women isn’t the best title. Sure, there are numerous key women in this instalment, and many bump into the rake-l Leggi tutto

In Caesar's Women , McCullough finally hits her storytelling stride. Caesar really comes to life, and what a life that is. McCullough is a sympathetic biographer who persuasively fills in the historical outline for Caesar's political career in the fourth novel in her Masters of Rome series, covering Leggi tutto

Advertencia: debido a que todavía estoy enferma y a que llevar demasiados días sin poder librarme de la maldita enfermedad me ha puesto de un humor extraordinariamente malo, esta cosa posiblemente va a ser un desastre infinitamente peor que el anterior. Yo avisé. No, el libro no tiene la culpa. Este, Leggi tutto

I really wish they could have found a better title for this book, it smacks of soft porn and ripped bodices, but that being said, mcculllough is at her usual suberb best, bringing ancient history to life and giving you a feeling of having been there with them. granted. caesar was surrounded by women Leggi tutto

Fourth in the “Masters of Rome” series, this book has two main themes: The first is the rise of Caesar, which McCullough portrays (as the title advertises) from the point of view of the women in his life: particularly his influential and independent mother Aurelia (the one person Sulla regarded as an Leggi tutto

Can you call this series a modern classic? Well, I just did, so there it is. After abandoning it as awful at the time of publication, I remain spellbound at this 4th book of the eventual 7. The style is odd and sometimes clunky - but I don't care! I never thought I could be so hooked on the story of Leggi tutto

This is a good book, but probably my least favorite in the series (so far). It covers Caesar's early political career, before he went to Gaul and became the Dictator we know and love today. Indeed, it has a bit less military excitement, but plenty of political intrigue to make up for it. So what wer Leggi tutto

My favorite of the Masters of Rome series. I really like the portrayal of domestic life and the politics in Rome. Caesar is portrayed as nearly perfect, and although I admire him a lot, it's a bit hard to believe he was this flawless. The various women of the title are quite interesting. We've met h Leggi tutto

I could barely stomach what little I read of this book. I was very excited, because I found this one right as I was discovering historical fiction for the first time. I was sorely let down. Repeated references to various women as "juicy" was so low-brow, I felt like I was reading a trashy romance no Leggi tutto