Pompeii: A Novel
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eponine38
of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 7/24/2018
This book is in a Controlled Release!
eponine38 of Winchester, Massachusetts USA on 7/24/2018 This book is in a Controlled Release!
2 journalers for this copy...
I'm always happy to find another copy of this, which I loved.
Comments from earlier copy:
This was one of my favorite reads of the year. I finished it 24 hours ago and I'm still thinking (obsessing?) about the good writing, the varied characters, and the sad fate of Pompeii. I learned a lot about Roman civilization - both the amazing and the disgusting (!)- and wish this had already been published when I visited Pompeii on a High School summer trip, many, many years ago. Would love to go back now--probably a lot more has been excavated since then. And as much as I liked it then, I'd surely appreciate it more now.
I never really understood how aqueducts worked; never gave it much thought, actually. I knew they were pretty structures, but evidently I had an embarrassing lack of curiosity about them. What these ancient civilizations accomplished is truly amazing. This makes me wish my Ancient History teacher in High School had been less of a comedian and more of an instructor. :-)
Harris cleverly worked Pliny the Elder into what was otherwise a fictional cast of characters. Great job!
I know a book has affected me when I keep interrupting the read to google people, places, and/or things! This happened many times during the course of reading Pompeii.
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Comments from earlier copy:
This was one of my favorite reads of the year. I finished it 24 hours ago and I'm still thinking (obsessing?) about the good writing, the varied characters, and the sad fate of Pompeii. I learned a lot about Roman civilization - both the amazing and the disgusting (!)- and wish this had already been published when I visited Pompeii on a High School summer trip, many, many years ago. Would love to go back now--probably a lot more has been excavated since then. And as much as I liked it then, I'd surely appreciate it more now.
I never really understood how aqueducts worked; never gave it much thought, actually. I knew they were pretty structures, but evidently I had an embarrassing lack of curiosity about them. What these ancient civilizations accomplished is truly amazing. This makes me wish my Ancient History teacher in High School had been less of a comedian and more of an instructor. :-)
Harris cleverly worked Pliny the Elder into what was otherwise a fictional cast of characters. Great job!
I know a book has affected me when I keep interrupting the read to google people, places, and/or things! This happened many times during the course of reading Pompeii.
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This will be offered in bookstogive's General Literature VBB.
On its way to freezone via bookstogive's General Literature VBB.
Thanks for your patience and I hope you enjoy the book!
Thanks for your patience and I hope you enjoy the book!
Journal Entry 3 by freezone at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, May 3, 2019
Received this from pontine38 as part of the General Literature VBB. Thank you! Love Robert Harris...
Taut plotting and an unexpected approach to the last days of Pompeii, even while it is a very believable story. I had many hours available, and read it in about one day, because it was definitely involving and interesting, not hard to keep on reading.
Recommended. Great for the beach or a flight or a snowstorm.
Recommended. Great for the beach or a flight or a snowstorm.
Given to a friend who's looking for something new to read.
