Cleopatra: A life by Stacy Schiff

Cleopatra: A life

Stacy Schiff

368 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced

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Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra h...

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informative 97%
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reflective 25%
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inspiring 16%
emotional 9%
sad 9%
dark 6%
funny 3%
mysterious 3%
tense 2%
hopeful 1%

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