Reviews

Imperium by Robert Harris

eleganthedgehogs's review against another edition

Very interesting insight into how Rome governed & how people lived, for some brought Rome to life though some found they didn’t engage with the story, felt maybe a bit longwinded.

alebuu's review against another edition

informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

izzy_reads7's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

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

1.0

ferris_mx's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting recreation of a lost (but apparently real) Roman biography of Cicero. Unfortunately, while the events seem more or less plausible, the use of language seems to modern to have any basis on what a translation of a historical document would read like. So it seems kind of cheaty.

bethalina_hi's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

readingfar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

ccolicino's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.25

ssamdav's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

melisscharber's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

sweetmephistopheles's review against another edition

informative tense 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? It's complicated

3.0