Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves) by Virgil
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Book Reviews of Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)
Book Review: Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
The book was new and it arrived at the approximated time...i have no complaints whatsoever.Book Review: When Gods intervene...
Summary: 4 Stars
DOOMED LOVE is a story of Gods, the fall of Troy and a love that just couldn't be because it wasn't meant to be in the destiny of Aeneas and Dido.
The book is four parts in total: the first one tells how Trojan hero Aeneas escapes from the sacking of Troy and makes his way to Italy. During the voyage that lasted six years, a storm drives him to Carthage, where he meets the queen, Dido.
The second part is where Aeneas recounts the fall from Troy to where he landed now. Under the influence of the Gods, Dido falls deeply in love with him.
The third part tells more about Dido's love for Aeneas. Juno seizes this oppertunity to make a deal with Venus (Aeneas' mother) to distract Aeneas from his true destiny (which is to start Rome). During a storm, Dido and Aeneas presumably sleep together, an event that Dido takes to indicate a marriage between them.
The final part is about Aeneas choosing the destiny that awaits him, leaving Dido heartbroken until she chooses her own end.
It's a dramatic love, doomed from the very start, but while it's short, it was definitely powerful. DOOMED LOVE is a short read, a mere 130 pages, but it instantly hooks you to the very end.
If you liked DOOMED LOVE, I'd definitely recommend for you to read more Virgil.
Book Review: If You Like Shakespeare This Could Be For You
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a short book that would be idea for people who enjoy reading Shakespeare or even perhaps Jane Austen. Taking through the story of the Trojan Horse but from a different perspective gives you the tortured love with some action thrown inBook Review: I stuggled a bit.
Summary: 4 Stars
I actually did like this book , I got a bit confuse with some of the characters and the way the story was laid out. It was not what I expected.Book Review: Just Read The Aeneid
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is the first half of Virgil's The Aeneid. You're better off investing the time in that classic so that you can continue reading the final six books through the rest of the adventure: yes, it is worth the time. Great taste of Greco-Roman myth and legend. If you're only interested in this book for a love story than use this for inspiration to continue reading: sometimes it is not as easy as just loving someone. Sometimes, things of greater cause and meaning can interfere with even the most pre-destined of loves.
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