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Review title: One of the worse biographies of all times
Product review: I have been reading a number of "Bestseller" biographies (Lincoln, Washington etc). This version of Cicero by Everitt is one of the poorest written bios I read so far. The only good thing going is that it is thin (p325), but unfortunately I am having problems completing even this thin volume. I am now at page 160 and debating on whether I should continue or not.To be fair, the first 50 or so pages introduces the reader to ancient Rome. Being unfamiliar to that era, I was able to keep up engaged. However, I was expecting to learn about Cicero as a person but I am getting more of a "history of Rome" when Cicero was around. Boring...This book is only useful for those who want to recite some tid-bits of Cicero/Ceasar/Pompei etc; you might as well Google it. One lesson I learned from this book is that if you want to write a 'bestseller', get a publisher who will aggressively do marketing for you. This book is definitely overrated.
