Pompeii: A Novel | 
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I am fortunate to have visited Pompeii and Mount Versuvius. It is so hard to imagine the power of the volcano when you see the large distance between them. But there are the remains of the town and people still being unearthed till today.
pickI‘ve always had a fascination with volcanoes, earthquakes, tornados and hurricanes, so this book was one that I immensely enjoyed. It was a slower read than I expected because of all the detail and character establishment that happens in the first half of the book. However, I was never tempted to put it down!
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Still working on this book, as reading outside proves somewhat distracting. Getting ready to take a break to eat the chicken salad I made, and sharing the recipe I used to complete a bingo square!
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Simple, but effective. The tagged book is really good so far!
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so-soA historical thriller set during the final days of Pompeii. I enjoyed remembering the streets of Pompeii- and following along on a map of the site as the descriptions are clear enough to pinpoint where they are, though I also wish they had spent more time there.
I found the water/aqueduct stuff more fascinating than expected and the actual volcanic eruption underwhelming in terms of emotional tension.
Plot interesting, characters unengaging...
I have not read any of Robert Harris‘ works yet, and hope to try a few titles soon. Which one is your favorite that you‘d recommend to be my first Harris?
so-soThe aqueduct was far more interesting than the characters, who I found to be rather flat cliches to the point it was fairly obvious within a few pages of each character being introduced who was going to survive.
Haven‘t read the tagged book but most of the pictures are from the Pompeii exhibit at the Richmond science museum, except the dog in front of the gravestone— that‘s in the Hollywood Cemetery. We did do deliberate exercise walking today, but that was in a mall, so no pictures.
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Walking = 3.3 miles
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Were they using the word awesome in 79 AD? 🤔 I don‘t know but this usually throws me off during reading. It‘s not used a lot but such slight modern language bugs me. I know it‘s fiction based on a true event, but I like things, such as language, to be accurate.
The story is interesting though and I always loved the story of Pompeii.
I love waking up early to sit outside and read. It‘s still a touch chilly, the street is quiet, and there‘s no one to bother me!
1. I honestly don‘t remember, it was 2004 and I liked any animation movie most likely lol! I‘m not good with favorites anything! 😅
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so-soThe mostly male cast of characters had no depth, but lots of historical research on aqueducts made this readable
pickHarris has a gift for making stories set thousands of years ago feel like modern thrillers, and Pompeii was no exception. I'll have to try one of his books set in the present day sometime.
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And, so many thanks to @cobwebmoth, this must have been a huge undertaking.
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This pile was just bought because well I couldn‘t help myself. All these also came off my #wishlist also. I am not in the secret Santa so it‘s justified right? 😅
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Kicking off my #24in48. Gotta make the most of my fall break. #historicalfiction #volcanoes #aquaducts
pickI didn't end up reading much on my vacation, but when I did read, I had this lovely view of Mt. Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples! It was neat to read this book after visiting Pompeii. It helped me to really visualize everything.
I didn't know Robert Harris was local to me until I did a bit of research today. I loved his novel Pompeii. Even the technical descriptions of the aquaduct system were fascinating.
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pickIt was fiction, but the level of detail made it seem educational. As an engineer all the information on roman aqueducts kept me thrilled, even knowing how it had to end (I mean, it's in the title, right?)
