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"This is one of the better historical novels ever written. It brings the lives of Claudius, Herod and Caligula into sharp focus and places us into the center of the swirl of violent events that took place when Caligula ruled Rome and carried out his vile desires on all and sundry."
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Politician story?
- evil human rights abusing dictator
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- distant past
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel?
- challenged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
- sarcastic/sardonic
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- male homosexuals doing their thing
- rape/molest (yeech!)
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- orgies
- impregnation/reproduction
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- lesbians!
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more dialog than descript
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
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