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 Chris OConnor |
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Posts: 9504 08/28/06 20:42:03 BookTalk Owner |
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JulianTheApostate |
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Posts: 254 08/28/06 23:51:06 Smarty Pants |
And I might even volunteer to be a moderator. After all, I have read the book before.
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Chris OConnor |
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I didn't realize that this book was first published in 1934, so we'll probably find quite a few people that have already read it. So what did you think of it? And let us know about being the Discussion Leader...whenever you decide.
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Loricat |
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Posts: 600 08/29/06 10:47:23 OMG I'm Awesome! |
I've never read it before, but I'm already devouring it. Fun book.
"All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."
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Chris OConnor |
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Just got my copy of the book.
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tarav |
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Posts: 1052 08/30/06 16:48:59 Moderator |
I will have to pass on this one.
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Chris OConnor |
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Posts: 9504 08/30/06 23:09:28 BookTalk Owner |
I know you're not much into fiction, Tara, but this book should prove to be an awesome read and more like a history book then a novel. It is historical fiction, afterall.
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lizziebizzie |
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Posts: 20 09/03/06 07:37:36 Looks like I'm a regular now! |
I've just finished reading it.
I don't read a lot of historical fiction but I enjoyed reading this one. I found the coverage of the family history a little too detailed at times, and trying to follow the myriads of schemes did become a little tedious, but overall a good read, especially for someone not very familiar with Roman history. I read the sequel Claudius the God as well and I found that it raised more interesting questions than did I, Claudius for the reason that it dealt more directly with the issues relating to how power should be used. I won't give away what happens in the sequel but the development of the sequel from the first book was nicely done; I was surprised when I realised where the sequel was going. If you've made it through I, Claudius, I'd recommend reading the sequel as well. |
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Loricat |
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Posts: 600 09/03/06 23:07:37 OMG I'm Awesome! |
No kidding. I devoured I, Claudius (but will go back and re-read it to fully digest the convoluted family trees!), and picked up the sequel the other day...
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Chris OConnor |
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Posts: 9504 09/04/06 00:42:39 BookTalk Owner |
I'm starting right now....at 1:40am.
I love extended weekends. 
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Loricat |
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Posts: 600 09/04/06 21:41:50 OMG I'm Awesome! |
I'm just worried that I won't be able to wrest the book from my husband's hands now!
Help!  "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."
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MadArchitect |
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Posts: 3169 09/05/06 23:39:38 Indisputable BookTalk Master |
I have my copy, and I read the first chapter yesterday. Took me a while to get it, mostly because I didn't especially like the Vintage edition that's out currently. So I tracked down an old hardback version in a bookstore nearby.
So far I like it. A lot in fact. That first sentence didn't especially catch my attention -- it's one I've browsed dozens of times -- but the first chapter as a whole was really intriguing. I'll have more to say later. |
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funda62 |
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Posts: 81 09/16/06 01:58:20 Sophomore |
When I first opened the book I said, "Oh no, I'm not going to be able to read this." But then I gave it a try and was hooked by the end of page one. I know I'm starting a little late but hopefully I'll be able to participate in discussions.
Funda "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, prehaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
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JulianTheApostate |
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Posts: 254 09/18/06 22:48:17 Smarty Pants |
I'll start I, Claudius in a couple of weeks. First I need to read another book for my real-life book club.
I thought it was a great book when I read it 5 years ago, and I'm glad so many of you share that opinion. I just got back from Hawaii, but I, Claudius didn't arrive in time for my vacation. Instead, I read Colin Falconer's The Sultan's Harem, an escapist novel involving the women surrounding Ottoman Sultan Sleyman that had some rough plot similarities to I, Claudius. |
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MadArchitect |
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Posts: 3169 09/24/06 23:50:16 Indisputable BookTalk Master |
Incidentally, Julian, thanks for suggesting this book for the quarterly reading. (It was you, wasn't it?) It's one that I always meant to get around to reading, and I'm enjoying it immensely.
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tomiichi(d) |
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Posts: 138 09/30/06 09:46:39 |
I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday to kill some time, and I sat down and read the first two chapters of I, Claudius. I have to say it didn't strike my fancy. I was going to order it through Amazon, but not anymore.
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fleem |
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Posts: 18 11/05/06 20:32:34 I can vote now! Yeah! |
I have read it. Thought it was very dramatic and enjoyable, though I'm not sure it coincides with a historical angle. It is fun, though, and since we know it's a novel, maybe that's all we should take it for.
Loved the tv series. Where taxi drivers never stop talking
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