Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town

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The realities of her existence are made bearable by the other she-wolves at the Wolf Den. Together they can gossip, offer comfort and dream; and their dreams, when woven together, create a picture of life that makes Amara catch her breath. El cierre no me aportó nada, sencillamente fue lo esperado. Tal vez hubiera estado mejor un último capítulo analizando la tragedia de Pompeya, pero supongo que hasta hubiera quedado forzado teniendo en cuenta lo secundario que parecía ese tema.

The information below is correct as of 17 November 2023. Pompeii opening times in late 2023 and 2024by visiting Herculaneum, a few stops along the Circumvesuviana train line from Pompeii and another easy trip from Naples or Sorrento. Herculaneum was also destroyed when Vesuvius erupted, but it’s much quieter than Pompeii. Herculaneum is also much better preserved and many of the buildings still have their upper storey intact. Others spots to make a point of visiting (most of which you'll inevitably pass by or through as you make your way around) are The Temple of Isis, The House of the Mysteries, The House of Julia Felix, The House of the Faun, and the Teatro Grande.

I did enjoy reading the story. There was the tension of knowing what was to come and the wish to see Attilius survive the inevitable. I can imagine that much of what people felt and the reactions that came too late were exactly as Harris depicted. However, I could never become truly invested in his characters and I therefore felt very little for their plight. It seemed a bit trite, like a 1970s disaster movie (think Poseidon Adventure), although I do not know what I could have expected him to do with this foregone scenario. A stunning novel . . . the subtlety and power of its construction holds our attention to the end' The Times

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El libro tiene un ritmo muy lento, aunque es cierto que es soportable. No es excesivamente descriptivo y es tolerable, pero llega un punto en el que la lectura acaba cansando porque siempre estamos hablando de lo mismo. Más que aburrirme, el problema fue que la indiferencia pudo conmigo porque ni siquiera notaba el dramatismo de los acontecimientos más duros. Y luego estaba el hecho de que que, sin venir mucho a cuento, al autor le daba por destacar pequeños rollitos sexuales de algunos personajes, lo cual sobraba porque no era un elemento clave de cara a desarrollar ningún aspecto de la trama.