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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome Series)
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1997
The Really Difficult Made Fun and Clear
In graduate school the Roman Political System was a torturous twisting and turning subject that made the US government seem childishly simple. Yet McCullough's book not only makes the way the Roman government worked clear but makes learning about it a thoroughly ...
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Morgan's Run
Colleen McCullough
Pocket, 2002
Engrossing work of historical fiction
I am a huge fan of Colleen McCollough and have read a great deal of her work (especially her novels dealing with Ancient Rome). This book is absolutely one of my favorite novels.
The novel can be divided into roughly four segments. The first, admittedly the ...
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The First Man in Rome
Colleen McCullough
Avon, 1991
More Addictive than Crack Cocaine
After more than 40 years of reading, my selection for my favorite books ever are the "Rome" series of books by McCullough. The First Man in Rome is the beginning of this series, and may be my favorite book ever, although the Grass Crown, which is the second book in the ...
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The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra
Colleen McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Treats a difficult period in a most readable way
At the time I bought this it was thought it would be the last of the Masters of Rome series. After some initial skepticism (how could the follow-up to the stupendous Caesar measure up?) I stepped through and re-read the entire series and continued on to this one. To be ...
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Fortune's Favorites
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1994
Scope! Precision! Excellence!
Fortune's Favorites follows some of the great Roman personalities on their respective rises to greatness: Ceasar, Pompey and Crassus, the members of the First Triumvirate (as history calls them). Unfortunately I took a long break in the middle of this book because ...
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The Grass Crown
Colleen McCullough
Morrow, 1991
Marius vs. Sulla, Two Leaders, Two Styles.
Ms McCullough has done a profound historical research in order to write her "Roman Saga" started with "The First Man in Rome" in 1990 and continued with "The Grass Crown" (1991).
She delivers an accurate picture of the late Roman Republic, bringing to life ...
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Antony and Cleopatra: A Novel
Colleen McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A New Interpretation
There are clues early on that this will be a new twist of an old story. Antony suspected in Caesar's murder? Caesarion, not a brat but a precocious co-regnant with his own ideas on government? Has this been speculated before?
As the book progresses McCullough ...
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Caesar: A Novel (Masters of Rome Series)
Colleen Mccullough
Avon A, 1999
Honor or Peace that is the Question.
Ms McCullough has done a deep historical research in order to write her "Roman Saga" started with "The First Man in Rome" (1990), continued with "The Grass Crown" (1991), "Fortune's Favorites" (1993), "Caesar's Women" (1995) and "Caesar" (1999).
She delivers an ...
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The Thorn Birds
Colleen Mccullough
Avon A, 2005
Endearing Family Saga With Unforgettable Characters
I first read this book in 1977 when it was released and it was the best book I had ever read. It started me on a lifetime of loving multi-generational family sagas with characters I could never forget, characters such as the indomitable Meggie Cleary whose story is ...
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The Thorn Birds
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1979
A Very Enjoyable Read from Down Under!
Read this book several years ago and enjoyed it immensly. A young woman falls in love with a kindly young priest and gradually gets him to fall in love with her. This book may raise a few eyebrows today with what has been going on in the church.
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Caesar's Women (Part 1 of 2 volumes)
Colleen McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Part 1 of 2 volumes.
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The Ladies of Missalonghi
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1988
Great Book!!!!
I've read it twice now, and I still love it! I couldn't make myself put it down when I first read it. You are instantly drawn into the story! I highly recommend reading this book at least once! I'm sure you'll enjoy it too!
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The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
Avon, 1978
Spanning three generations and an infinite range of human emotions, The Thor Birds is the story of a singular family, the Clearys, who leave New Zealand to live on a vast Australian sheep station, where their triumphs and tragedies are interwoven with the wonder and terror of a land ravaged by cycles of drought, fire, and torential flood. But most ...
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Tim
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1990
If you liked Forrest Gump. READ THIS! (A Grade)
There are no words to describe this wonderful and moving novel. Yes, it maybe a bit outdated, but the charatcer of Tim has so much heart and goodness in him, that most readers will wish he was real so they could take him home.
Tim is a somewhat mentally handicapped 25 ...
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The Grass Crown
Colleen Mccullough
Avon, 1992
Marius and Sulla, the Clash of Two Leaders.
Ms McCullough has done a profound historical research in order to write her "Roman Saga" started with "The First Man in Rome" in 1990 and continued with "The Grass Crown" (1991).
She delivers an accurate picture of the late Roman Republic, bringing to life ...
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