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Caligula - Douglas Jackson

Description: ISBN 0552156949 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Douglas Jackson / Mass Market Paperback / 496 Pages / Book is published 2009-02-12 by Corgi ... more

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Newest Review: ... he is an animal trainer for a man called Fronto. We see Rufus becoming attached to a particular leopard he raises from young ... more

... and trains every day. Soon the leopard is taken into the gladiatoral arena, along with other big cats Rufus has trained. Here, they meet brutal fates and I must warn you that I cried throughout Chapter III and would advise animal lovers to avoid this. Usually, crying whilst reading is a good thing, as it shows an emotional attachment to the characters and a level of caring which authors long for. But, in this case, it was different. The deaths of the animals are described in minute detail and are appalling - no...more

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Caligula - Douglas Jackson: Approach with Caution! (640 words)
by - written on 25/05/09 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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I wanted to read ''Caligula'' by Douglas Jackson, as I am a big fan of the 1970s television series ''I, Claudius'' which introduced me to the brutal Emperor Caligula, then played brilliantly by John Hurt. Reading the book, it was John Hurt's face who popped into my head whenever the character of Caliluga appeared in the book! Douglas Jackson was not an author I was aware of before reading this book, but the blurb sounded promising and I looked forward to reading it. I should, however, had paid more notice to the quote on the back cover from the Daily Mail, describing the novel as ''visceral''. This word alone sums up the negative points of the ... Read the complete review