Claudius the god

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1. ttctciyfAug 2021
   And the sequel, Claudius the God. Some of the page-turniest yet most glowingly literary fiction you're likely to read!

   This was Graves' idea of making a quick buck by dashing off a potboiler, btw:

   > Graves stated in an interview with Malcolm Muggeridge in 1965, that he wrote I, Claudius mainly because he needed the money to pay off a debt, having been let down in a land deal. He needed to raise £4000, but with the success of the books he brought in £8000 in six months, thus extricating himself from his precarious financial position. [2]

   - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Claudius

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2. vo2maxerSep 2019
   Before digital audiobooks were available, there were a number of offerings on cassette tapes, and LP records even earlier. I remember subscribing to Recorded Books and Books on Tape which would mail an unabridged book on multiple cassettes. They arrived in a cardboard box after requesting them through an 800 number. The rental was for thirty days.

   The two that stand out from that time are both by Robert Graves: I, Claudius and Claudius the God. It was such an immersive experience into the Roman Empire that it made my long commute not only bearable but an anticipated joy. Both books are available on Audible by a different narrator than those I heard. If you want more of Graves’ Julio-Claudian drama, it’s hard to beat the BBC adaption starring the great Derek Jacobi [1]. For more, top it off by actually reading the books.

   [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Claudius_(TV_series)?wprov=...

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3. jpmattiaSep 2018
   Those were some show dogs. I Claudius and Claudius The God were the first books that made the Romans come alive for me.

   I honestly never knew he was known for poetry, and this article makes me want to go take a look.

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4. JackFrJan 2020
   I, Claudius by Robert Graves is fascinating and very readable. One of the greatest examples of historical fiction. All of the major events of the book are historically accurate, and Graves just brings them to life with dialog and his knowledge of daily life in Rome. The sequel Claudius the God, is good, but honestly covers a less interesting period in Roman history.
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5. acabrahamsJul 2016
   1. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

   2. One L by Scott Turow

   3. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

   4. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

   5. Believer: My Forty Years in Politics by David Axelrod

   6. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

   7. Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy

   8. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (re-read)

   9. I, Claudius by Robert Graves

   10. Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

   11. The Fear Index by Robert Harris

   12. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (re-read)

   13. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (re-read)

   14. Hannibal by Thomas Harris (re-read)

   15. Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin (re-read)

   16. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (re-read)

   17. Claudius the God by Robert Graves

   Re-reads take hardly any time at all, so I'm not sure whether to count them. If you're not, then 11 books read so far.

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