Shadows in Bronze
Registered by KLL of Perth City, Western Australia Australia on 6/29/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Thriller set in roman times that was most kindly given to me by friends in St Albans to read and release! Started it yesterday and I'm intrigued - I'll guess I'll have to see how it all turns out!!!
From School Library Journal
YA-- That rascally Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco, is back, still pining for the unavailable, upper-class Helen; bumbling through investigations; and dodging his nagging mother. Set in Italy in a.d. 70, the mystery of Helen's "returned-to-life" husband flows smoothly, accompanied by such historical details as descriptions of prostitutes flourishing in Pompeii, salesmen hawking used chariots, and women dying their hair with the newest shade--Egyptian Russet. It's great fun to read of Falco's dubious detecting skills, aided by his sharp eye for noticing and reporting on the world around him. A book that should be required reading for those students who foolishly believe the adage "Latin is a dead language."
From School Library Journal
YA-- That rascally Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco, is back, still pining for the unavailable, upper-class Helen; bumbling through investigations; and dodging his nagging mother. Set in Italy in a.d. 70, the mystery of Helen's "returned-to-life" husband flows smoothly, accompanied by such historical details as descriptions of prostitutes flourishing in Pompeii, salesmen hawking used chariots, and women dying their hair with the newest shade--Egyptian Russet. It's great fun to read of Falco's dubious detecting skills, aided by his sharp eye for noticing and reporting on the world around him. A book that should be required reading for those students who foolishly believe the adage "Latin is a dead language."
This book has a *lot* going on, and at times was a bit hard to follow. I think in part it was because I get the feeling that this, number 2 in the series, follows on fairly directly from number 1 (which I haven't read) and therefore references to events and characters from there were not as clear as they might have been. Also, though, SO MUCH HAPPENS! And possibly quite a bit is incidental detail that detracts or distracts from the main storyline. There's a lot of description of Rome and surrounds to add to the 'noise' level too. Still, an enjoyable read, even if the 'mystery' wasn't really that mysterious (it's more a slog for the hero to reach the conlcusion, rather than any Poirot-type thinking), and I really don't see what the attraction between Marcus and Hlenea Justina is (again perhaps this is better set up in Book 1). I have a few others from the series which I'll try to see if the later books have 'settled down' a bit.
Journal Entry 3 by KLL at Natural History Museum OBCZ in South Kensington, Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (7/1/2009 UTC) at Natural History Museum OBCZ in South Kensington, Greater London United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Tried to leave it in the NHM OBCZ, but I couldn't find it! Hopefully it will find a home with someone in the Dinosaur display. I left it propped up on a set of seats in the middle of the display.
Tried to leave it in the NHM OBCZ, but I couldn't find it! Hopefully it will find a home with someone in the Dinosaur display. I left it propped up on a set of seats in the middle of the display.