Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh - A Short Summary and Review

Funeral Games - Mary Renault - A Short Summary & Review

 


A short summary of Funeral Games:

The ending of Alexander's Empire.

My favorite Mary Renault quote from the book:

"Whatever the stars said, good food was good food."


Questions to ponder while reading Funeral Games:

Why do we allow greed to destroy legacies?

Why do empires require an autocrat rather than a democracy to exist?

My review of the book:

Jumps about a bit.

Well-researched endings.

A great peek into the cultures of ancient society.


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