Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Conversation on I, Claudius
I met my friends CS and GAC around 2050. Unlike our first meeting, we didn't immediately
plunge into discussion of this month's book but the events in our lives.
CS opened the discussion. We all agreed how much we enjoyed the book: Graves made the
characters live for us which is not always easy, especially for a historical. CS later
remarked how timeless the story was even to this day; we all made comparisons relevant to
today's politicking. Both CS and GAC contributed specifics to their points. I had finished
the book earlier and, having already started several new books, could only generalize. But I
contributed my impression of the story. We all agreed to read the sequel, Claudius the God.
Next book: Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon.
