Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

5 reviews

geekmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

This is a remarkable story! I remember watching the excellent TV series years ago and I’m glad I got around to reading the source material. I don’t know how close this novel is to what is known about actual historical events but I’m willing to believe that almost all of this is true; it’s just that absurd and horrible. 😆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Violence, and Murder

jla's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I was expecting the book to be more lighthearted. I thought it was a comedy, but it was kind of depressing. There were so many names to remember.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Murder

4cardz's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and War

lowercasepoet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

seanml's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

The Julio-Claudian history is a very exciting one, so it isn’t surprising to find that this book, a textbook masquerading as a narrative, is so easily enjoyable despite its length. Of course, there are a large number of artistic liberties taken, but every time I looked up the historicity of something, I found it was much closer to truth than I initially would have thought. In the end, purely from a narrative perspective: Livia is diabolical, Tiberius is a vile bastard, and Caligula is a psychopathic megalomaniac. 8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War