What audience would you recommend Babylonia to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?

Book Clubs Babylonia by Costanza Casati Discussion
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What audience would you recommend Babylonia to? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?

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Because of the violence, I would recommend this for adults. I do feel it could be for a book club if they wanted a more adult story so there is a lot to discuss about power, culture and women. But it will not be for the average book club.

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Anyone who likes reading tales of Ancient Greece or Greek gods would like this book. Casati’s other book, Clytemnestra is very good as is Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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Id say this is an adult book for sure. Maybe more women driven and women who like strong women characters. It reminds me a bit of Kate Quinns daughter of Rome series.

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I would recommend this book to adults but also to college age students and mature readers in high school. I believe it would be a good book for book clubs, a lot to discuss.

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I think readers of all ages would love this book, particularly with the current best seller trends of fantasy and Greek mythology. Other authors I would compare this to are Madeline Miller and Pat Barker.

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I would recommend this book to adult audiences who want to read something different and those with interest in historical fiction.

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I would recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction and isn’t put off by scenes of violence . The story is fast-paced, the characters are well-developed and the writing is superb.

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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo has a similar theme to Babylonia. Both depict the disparity in the lives of the wealthy and powerful to the poor, especially women. Women and the poor were often viewed as expendable.

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I would recommend this for those interested in a feminist perspective on history. Another author who writes about women in classical history is Madeline Miller in Circe. However, I found the female stars of Casati’s novels much more empowering, stronger, and emotionally powerful in the story telling.

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I would recommend this book for adults and those especially interested in strong women and ancient cultures. I think the violence could be a deterrent to those who are uncomfortable with, it but I think that does lend authenticity to the book since the Assyrian culture was a very cruel and violent civilization. Book clubs would have a lot to discuss with the themes of power and women.

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I agree that Madeline Miller’s work would be a good fit, as would Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad.

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I think this is an adult or college aged reader that is interested in the ancient world. The female empowerment would be very appealing to a lot of readers. However, I do thing readers will need to be warned about the violent, realistic depictions of violence. They needed to be there for the story, but that will not be for all readers.

I agree with others, I thought of Madeline Miller’s works.

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