01-08-2008, 10:43 PM
Ah, i see what you mean! I thought you weren't reading at all until that book! I remember one time while waiting for the train, some young man asked me what I was doing, and I said "reading". Then he said "WHY?" :roll: No wonder the world is in a pitiful state!
BTW, I just finished Iggulden's first "Emperor" book and I really enjoyed it. Now if Gates of Fire was written like that ... :wink:
Thanks for suggestions! Laud! I'll look for these books at the library.
BTW, I just finished Iggulden's first "Emperor" book and I really enjoyed it. Now if Gates of Fire was written like that ... :wink:
Quote:For those who aren't keen on Pressfield's style, but like the subject, there are a variety of books by Mary Renault, some of Alfred Duggan's books ( though he wrote mostly mediaeval), Gore Vidal's 'Creation' and 'Julian'....and for those who like Sparta 'Goat Song' by Frank Yerby, which I particularly liked.....(it is set in the Peloponnesian War)...and for another modern writer, Robert Harris' Roman novels'Pompeii' and 'Imperium'......
Thanks for suggestions! Laud! I'll look for these books at the library.
Sara T.
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