Satyricon
by Petronius
Taste attributes: comedysexfresh & originalunsavouryfool triumphantsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn inventive comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
An incomplete Roman novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter. What remains of the novel is a picaresque story concerning the narrator’s battle to keep his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy, away from his many rivals.
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- Author
- Petronius
- Published
- 1575
- Pages
- 234
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- Open Library
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