Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (with Original Illustration) (Hardcover)

from DanielAlgara

I thought a good read. Nothing fancy, but still a solid paced story of early Rome from the Christian point of view. It gets a little preachy at times with plenty of proselytic undertones. If you ignore it, most will like it, I think. I wouldn't go buy a leather-bound copy or anything. It's more a...

from charlie68

A little over written in places but still at the end really hits the heights of greatness. I thought as I was reading this book about, Jesus meek and mild, and the suffering of the early Christians and they dont really compute. Or maybe it does, but it is an odd faith that can embrace both suffer...

from Kristelh

A historical novel written po Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz is set in Rome during the time of Nero. The title Quo Vadis, or Where are you going Lord? is a question that the apostle Peter asks Jesus. The novel also highlights the love between a Lygian princess and a soldier of Rome, Lygia and M...

from MrsLee

A young man in Rome during the first century, comes of age and examines the world around him and its meaning. He finds it lacking until he meets up with the Christian faith. He also finds the love of his life and must needs deal with Nero and other persecutions. I enjoyed this book, sadly it has ...

from rboyechko

I read the book with a certain gusto, oftentimes not wanting to put it down for long stretches of time. However, at times the book was rather daunting. I wanted to find out what happened next, but took it up only with reluctance. I feel like the book has given a great insight into the Roman life ...