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anne_boleyns_book's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
willdowney's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
showell's review against another edition
3.0
Solid writing, and no regrets on reading it, but I can't claim that this book was able to hold my entire attention for all 1000 pages, since between the time I started this one and finished it, I managed to read upwards of 20 other books. I blame it on all those campaigns people go marching off on, I just tend to lose interest when they go marching off, however delightfully drawn the characters of Pompey and Caesar are.
pachypedia's review against another edition
5.0
Qué maravilla reencontrarme con la escritura de esta autora, es increíble que un libro de histórica de más de 800 páginas se lea con tanta fluidez. Ha sabido escoger muy bien el periodo histórico y las grandes figuras en las que centrarse, aunque tengo que reconocer que voy a echar en falta a Sila de aquí en adelante.
adamchalmers's review against another edition
5.0
These books are just exceptional. They put you so completely into the mind of all the different characters, with their own peculiar Roman psychology. Fortune's Favourites feels like the end of a trilogy, with the era of Marius and Sulla ending and the era of the Triumvirate beginning. What a read.
pillywiggin's review against another edition
5.0
The best historical fiction treatment of the turbulent times from the life of Sulla to the ascension of Octavius. One of the best historical fiction series ever, but be prepared to read all of the books once you start, because you won't be able to put them down.
rebeccatc's review against another edition
5.0
The third book in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome Series that began with The First Man in Rome, Fortune's Favorites covers the period from 83-69 B.C. It picks up shortly after The Grass Crown left off. Lucius Cornelius Sulla has defeated King Mithridates of Pontus and expelled him from the Asia Province, and is headed home with the intention of becoming Dictator of Rome. While Sulla's career has reached its peak, Gaius Julius Caesar has just come of age. Caesar's adventures are mythic: from military glory to being kidnapped by pirates; from battling a slave rebellion led by the ex-gladiator Spartacus, to political intrigue in the Roman Senate. Caesar is the Ancient World's version of James Bond -- he is a handsome, brilliant, fearless, womanizing rake who is also hard-working, loyal and ambitious. McCullough brings history to life in such a way that in spite of a basic familiarity with the events to come, I can't wait to see what happens next.
albon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
kandicez's review against another edition
5.0
Sulla is so ruthless! He wants what he wants, and will stop at nothing to ge tit. I know it's all specualtion, but it certainly seems plausible, when you consider how society was ordered then. I am so fascinated by the entire Roman empire. He and Gaius Marius are my favorites! Maybe all that work to rise to the top is what drove them bonkers later in life. You may need to be a little crazy to want power that much.