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Title: The Ides of April (Ray, Mary, Roman Empire Sequence.) by Mary Ray ISBN: 1-883937-43-4 Publisher: Bethlehem Books Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well! Only three other reviews...?!
Comment: The thing about this book was that it felt _REAL_. It was hard to remember it was *just* a book.
You felt the danger; you felt the bruises on the ribs. You wanted the hero to make it. You just didn't find yourself doubting the realness of it.
Now, it's been a couple years since I read this, so perhaps I was just more gullible. But I don't think so. I still remember it, after all this time. Its magic was a special fete considering I had NEVER been interested in the Roman era or historical mysteries.
When the book was over, I wanted it to keep going.
An excellent historical mystery. I highly doubt you'll regret reading it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Book!
Comment: This was a very good book. Sometimes a bit of a slow read, but such and intriguing murder story set in anciet Rome you won't even think to put the book down! Great for everyone!
Rating: 4
Summary: Great for young adults
Comment: People fantasize about the ancient world and as an ancient historian I'm often amused and annoyed by what these fantasies entail. This is especially true in books written for children and young adults where the nastiness (by our modern standards) of the ancient world are often overlooked and underplayed. Mary Ray's "The Ides of April" does a fairly good job of looking at the concerns of citizens, young people, and slaves in mid-first century Rome. While the murder mystery kicks off sharply I do wish she'd spent more time on the characters before the entire legal nightmare began so that we could be more emotionally invested in the characters. Likewise it ends a bit aburptly. I haven't read any of the other books of the series yet, but it seems like the same characters may not be encountered which is a pity. The characters are well done, they seem to grasp the mindset of the people of that time though I think holding onto a Greek identity when one is born a slave in Rome is a bit awkward. I'd recommend it to anyone between 14 and 20 who is interested in the ancient world or in power dynamics in history. For those of us who are older, it can be entertaining as well.
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Title: Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson ISBN: 1883937388 Publisher: Bethlehem Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff ISBN: 0374419302 Publisher: Sunburst Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld, Fritz Biermann, Edith McCormick ISBN: 0152162682 Publisher: Odyssey Classics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld, Richard Winston, Clara Winston, Charlotte Kleinert ISBN: 0152162801 Publisher: Odyssey Classics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Archimedes and the Door to Science (Living History Library) by Jeanne Bendick, Laura M. Berquist ISBN: 1883937124 Publisher: Bethlehem Books Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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