Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff

I never realized how much I didn't know about Cleopatra!! Was I sleeping when we learned about her in school? Maybe she wasn't covered in my Western Civilization class, or if she was, we certainly didn't learn about all her love interests. I'm sure I would have remembered that! This was a book on my book club list, and although I learned a great deal, I didn't enjoy reading the book. I felt like it was a textbook and not something I'd choose for enjoyment. The authors style is to include as many long, difficult words as possible, and I felt that there was too much detail given when a nice summary would be just fine. -June