The Ides of March, (Paperback)

from BookConcierge

In this work of historical fiction, Wilder uses a combination of letters, diary entries and official documents to tell the story of the last year of Julius Caesar's life. Thank heavens I already knew the basic outline of this story. It was simply torture to read. Wilder divides the novel into fou...

from robotprincess

Well, what can I say about this? Some books are very difficult to love, or even get through. It helped that this one was short. Which sounds as if I thought this book was terrible, but it really wasn't. It was well-written, it was just not something I could really get into. I knew before starting...

from vguy

Roman a lettres not my favourite format, too bitty. Central characters are familiar enough, but then too many side characters with confusing names. some nice bits by Catullus in myth writing passages.But Wilder's way of adding authenticity, with notes, bits in Latin, section headings for left out...

from dbsovereign

Wilder's own effort at giving us new insight into the murder of Julius Caesar. Told using letters, we see fate unfolding remorselessly.

from js229

Good fun; I remember increasingly admiring Caesar. Favourite letter: 'For answer, the messenger was carefully rehearsed in an obscene expletive'.