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110. Imperium , Robert Harris
111. Lustrum, Robert Harris
Tightly plotted political thrillers set in the turbulence and tumult of the Roman republic, told from the perspective of Tiro, Cicero's personal secretary. I loved these books - I've always had a little bit of a soft spot for Cicer ...
... Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo
France - All the World's Mornings by Pascal Quignard
Italy - Imperium by Robert Harris
Switzerland - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
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... searched to see who else was reading Richard Dawkins' latest book, and I can see it's going to add to my TBR list! I have Imperium by Kapuscinski waiting to be read and loved The Shadow of the Sun.
I'm 270 pages through it and really, really loving it. I'm exactly his target audience - I ...
Cushla, have read Imperium , The Emperor and The Soccer War and have Shah of Shahs on my list. Started with The Emperor, about Haile Selassie, which was excellent and am reading my way though all of Kapuscinski's books. Hasn't written a bad one.
ETA Touchstones are a disaster. Waiting, ...
#20: I have put Imperium on Planet TBR. I will look forward to your review of Pompeii to see if it might be a worthy addition to the Planet as well.
I completely understand about yielding to temptation. Happens to me all the time :)
Just left Rome in the 1st century BC in the company of Robert Harris' Imperium and have moved to the Caucasus mountains in 950 BC with Gentlemen of the Road.
26. Imperium by Robert Harris. Fantastic. I love historical fiction, especially when it is set in the ancient world and keeps faith with the facts. Harris' other book set in the Roman world, Pompeii, is on my tbr list; I might just have to bring it forward. Talking of tbr lists mine is now a ...
... is a great book; I loved it and have read several of Robert Harris' other books. I particularly enjoyed Enigma and Imperium .
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Spotted these in the hands of strangers on the Metro while vacationing in DC: Imperium , Running on Race: Racial Politics in Presidential Campaigns and Shadow of the Wind.
... It was a collaborative effort and not up to her usual skill. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable.
Right now I am reading Imperium by Robert Harris -- some historical fiction for a little change of pace. Maybe I'll read Blue Eyed Devil next.
... I shall make no speech at all."
Spoken by Cicero has he begins the prosecution of Verres in Robert Harris' Imperium .
... that nasty, greedy old Verres in front of the curule chair and the very interested citizens of Rome in Robert Harris' Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome .
... have been thinking of starting up a non-nonfiction (that's "fiction" to you and me, haha) book for bedtime; maybe Harris' Imperium , or Kane's Forgotten Legion... or maybe even The Silmarillion again, I dunno... so many books, so little time...
I'm hanging out with an argumentative lawyer and his slave/law clerk in ancient Rome in Imperium .
... be the best group to post it in. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124001426103530947.html
This weekend I was reading Imperium which is about Cicero. Robert Harris's inspiration was apparently the lost biography of Cicero written by his devoted slave/law clerk. It would almost be ...
I was thinking of posting about Imperium as I was scrolling down and see that cmt has beat me to it. It's fiction, but I enjoyed it. I haven't read any nonfiction about Cicero, but I did look up a few things on the internet as I was reading Imperium , and didn't find any glaring errors.
... (sorry, am blanking on the title), so reading some of the material the second time just wasn't as interesting.
I have Imperium by Robert Harris and From the Gracchi to Nero by Scullard in my pile as well and might dig them out, once I get over my US politics kick.
Hey, cecilturtle, I haven't read Pompei, but I enjoyed Imperium (about Cicero) and my book club is reading The Ghost -- all by Robert Harris.
I'm reading a memoir called The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
61. Imperium by Robert Harris
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I am in ancient Rome with Cicero in Imperium .
... these days, and I have enjoyed these:
The Spanish Bow - currently listening to this, and loving it
The Terror
Imperium
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
Cry To Heaven - a bit trashy, but Tim Curry's narration is fabulous
Devil in the White City
The Talisman
Black House
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I love the McCullough series hero-worship and all. Have read Rubicon and Imperium in order to get things fresh in my mind for the latest installment Antony and Cleopatra. Have heard mixed things about it, but as I'm already 6 books into the series, one more can't hurt.
Imperium is pretty ...
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The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff - would touchstone yesterday, but not today, typical.
Imperium by Robert Harris
Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein - won't touchstone. shocking.
The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips
Ancient Rome by Duncan Hill - a good ...
50 books in a year is probably a bit ambitious but I'll set the ball rolling with the superb Imperium by Robert Harris.
tropics, you've got me worried! My book club will be reading Imperium by Robert Harris in April!
Vanishing Point - Michaela Roessner
Vanishing Point: A Novel - David Markson
Imperium: a novel of Ancient Rome - Robert Harris
Imperium - F. Yockey
Would do more, but the touchstones are irritating me too much ATM.
62. Imperium by Robert Harris - While it started off OK, it finished sort of 'meh'. Not bad, just not all that good. Very detailed, and seemed to be historically accurate (ancient Rome is not a well-known era for me), but for much of the book there really didn't seem to be anything happening. ...
... why he changed voices, but haven't received a reply. Ah, well. Guess it's just one of those things.
Still working on Imperium and am enjoying it for now.
... of thing you see every day. I'm looking forward to the sequel, but will wait for it to come out in paperback.
Next up - Imperium
... series so far. The folks in Harmony didn't seem quite as rigid.
I'm either going to go back to Mistborn or will start Imperium . Depends on which seems to take less brain power.
Does anyone here particularly like biographical novels? There are two (in my collection) which I loved: imperium by Robert Harris & The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. They are about Michelangelo and Cicero, respectively.
Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire by Ruth Downie was not entirely awful, but I enjoyed Imperium by Robert Harris much more.
I also own Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, but I haven't read it yet. It was written by an author who earned the Nobel Prize for Literature (for his ...
... Recently Read list will be a good motivator for me...
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... from that there are two other books by Polish authors to recommend. A non-fiction work by Ryszard Kapuscinsi titled Imperium and a set of novels by W. S. Kuniczak The thousand hour day which has not a lot to do with things Russiam but its sequel The March certainly does. Both of ...
also Robert Harris, though he has not written that many. Any views on Imperium ? (which I will get when it comes out in paperback)
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If you try getting unsuggestions for, say, Imperium by Robert Harris, you can't. I suspect that the reason is that the number of copies is counted by work; there are two different books counted under the same work. At a guess, both books are under 75 copies, but grouped together, they ...
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Thoroughly enjoyed Imperium by Robert Harris, almost had me want to go and read Cicero. I've all but finished Ben Elton's Heart Throb too - a sarcastic view of the 'Pop Idol' ...... in there there's probably a stunning novella waiting to be let out. It was a great relief and contrast to move on to Imperium by Robert Harris a wonderfully told story of the life of Cicero, I can't wait to go and finish off the last few pages.
later: corrected 1600s to 1800s, ...
... would have said (more like bellowed, really, and in coarse and excoriating language) has she tried.
I finished Imperium by Robert Harris and was renewed in my love of Cicero. I don't believe this novel will ever win awards for pure, perfect prose, but it was compelling enough ...
The narrator addresses the reader with unusual honesty in this passage from Imperium by Robert Harris:
"I sense that I am dawdling in this narrative, having already reached my eighth roll of {paper}, and need to speed it up a little, else either I shall die on the job, or you will be worn ...
... books I just couldn't love) when we're all about shocked out....
I've retreated to the Roman Empire just for some r&r: Imperium by Robert Harris has awaited me all year, and it's now bus reading. So far, so fun.
I'm just finishing up Imperium by Robert Harris who wrote Pompeii and starting The Shadow Within by our very own DL Jenine Wilson.
Next up: How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (a new author for me); A Taste of Darkness by Nina Bangs (another ...
I'm a little more than halfway finished reading Imperium , and after a shaky start when I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue reading, I am finding it enjoyable but in a different way from Pompeii. Other than Pliny and the volcano, most of the other memorable characters in Pompeii were ...
I just picked up Robert Harris's latest novel Imperium , but I don't know yet if it's going to be good. I'm doing NaNoWriMo, so I can't start reading it until December 1. :(
Edited to add a frowny face.
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