📚 Books read in 2025

January

I, Claudius, by Robert Graves

A sprawling history of several Roman emperors from Augustus to Tiberius and Caligula, ending with the author himself: a stuttering, limping Claudius who preferred to be a historian and watched from the sidelines as one generation after another schemed and killed their way to succession. I believe this are many fictional liberties taken but this is a fun read nevertheless.

The Secret History, by Donna Tartt

A dark, fascinating novel about a group of elite students obsessed with ancient Greek language, philosophy and ritual. The narrator, like Gatsby's Nick Carraway, serves as the outsider's view into the lives of these secretive wealthy students and their brooding leader.