Journal Entry 1 by Amorae from Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, June 04, 2003

I'm a sucker for Cleopatra stories and have read many fictional accounts as well as biographies, of the last Pharoh of Egypt.

Margaret George does an unsusally good job of portraying Cleopatra believably. Her style is both entertaining and sympathetic. George does a wonderful job of making Cleoptra's life exciting without giving in to the unfortunate tendecy among writers to make her lurid and licentious.

Give it a read. You'll enjoy every page and probably won't notice until you are finished the formidable length of the text.

 

Journal Entry 2 by Amorae at Post Office in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Friday, September 05, 2003

Release planned for Tuesday, September 09, 2003 at Post Office in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.

Book is heading out to karendawn as part of a trade. Enjoy! :) 

Journal Entry 3 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Book arrived today. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 4 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, January 13, 2004

This very long book took me quite a while to read, but it was worth it. Although fiction, the author was very painstaking in her research and presented the story as close to the truth as she could (also presenting an excellent historical note at the end). 

Journal Entry 5 by karendawn at on Friday, January 16, 2004

Release planned for Saturday, January 17, 2004 at Mailed to a fellow Bookcrosser in n/a, n/a Controlled Releases.

Thank you for giving me the push to read this one! 

Journal Entry 6 by WestofMars from Mars, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, January 24, 2004

Wow. Karendawn wasn't kidding about the size of this puppy.

However, it looks fascinating and I'm eager to read it. Just gotta find the time now... 

Journal Entry 7 by WestofMars from Mars, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, February 22, 2005

This started out really well but got so bogged down in minutae that I just couldn't finish it; I was too bored.

Ordinarily, I really like historical fiction. But it needs to have a stronger plot than "The story of Cleopatra's life." 

Journal Entry 8 by sdkelley on Tuesday, March 08, 2005

What a whopper of a book! It is going to Mt. TBR, but I am really looking forward to reading it!