Lavinia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Taste attributes: historicalmyth/fairytalefantasyfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearglossyempowerment/personal growthtroubled leadsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeHeightened and glossy: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
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- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 305
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