01-06-2008, 02:41 PM
Well said Gaius... The main precept of a book for me is did it take me there? Was it able to temporarily suspend my reality? Was it hard to put down? Did I empathize with the characters? Did I envision myself as one of them? etc...
For me, any shortcomings were overshadowed by the writer's magic in the telling of the tale. I have read it twice in 2007 and it still holds magic for me... even my wife enjoyed it and would like to visit Greece now to see the actual lay of the land.
For me, any shortcomings were overshadowed by the writer's magic in the telling of the tale. I have read it twice in 2007 and it still holds magic for me... even my wife enjoyed it and would like to visit Greece now to see the actual lay of the land.
Q. ARTORIVS CORVINVS
aka: Phillip Vautour
"Rome is but a wilderness of tigers, and tigers must prey."
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aka: Phillip Vautour
"Rome is but a wilderness of tigers, and tigers must prey."
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