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A review by desiree_mcl
The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George
3.0
Listened to this on audio. While I like the narrator, his voice is very pleasant, for some reason anything he's reading just goes in one ear and out the other. Hardly anything sticks in my brain.
As for the book, I did enjoy it. I know very little about Nero, so it was nice to read an historical fiction about him. And I'm interested in reading some history books about him.
However, my main issue with this book was that Nero seemed more modern in his thoughts. Now-a-days childhood and making sure children have a childhood and thinking/saying "I'm still a child" is common place. Back in Nero's time, I'm not sure how prevalent that was, that may be a wrong assumption on my part, but having adult responsibilities at a much earlier age happened a lot more than it does now and, I think, was more of the norm of that time. So I didn't believe that he would have had that thought process, as often as he did.
As for the book, I did enjoy it. I know very little about Nero, so it was nice to read an historical fiction about him. And I'm interested in reading some history books about him.
However, my main issue with this book was that Nero seemed more modern in his thoughts. Now-a-days childhood and making sure children have a childhood and thinking/saying "I'm still a child" is common place. Back in Nero's time, I'm not sure how prevalent that was, that may be a wrong assumption on my part, but having adult responsibilities at a much earlier age happened a lot more than it does now and, I think, was more of the norm of that time. So I didn't believe that he would have had that thought process, as often as he did.