A itibaren Fatehpur Dobra, Madhya Pradesh 462044, India
This is not a book I will forget anytime soon. At first, its old-fashioned language and complex vocabulary put me off, but then the story itself drew me in, and the language took on its own rhythm and feel that made a lot of sense. It affected how I thought while I was reading it (do you ever find your brain imitating the way an author writes?). I have been mulling over many ideas since, about how we came to know what we know about nature and science, and how little we may know about historical conflicts when winners write the history books. It also seems amazing, in hindsight, to realize that people rose up in revolution without any way to communicate speedily or en masse -- just letters, newspaper ads, and messengers on foot. The ending was a surprise. I am eagerly awaiting Vol. 2 so I can find out what happens to Octavian.