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I've sampled them all and, per usual, I don't have a strong preference nor any I don't want to win. I guess I'm a little hesitant of the longest ones after we just had a month with a long selection, but I surprised myself and have already finished that one, so I think I'm up for tackling whatever this month.
My decision on what not to support is twofold. There are two Fast books, so I decided I'd choose one of those to not receive a vote. Also, I'm familiar with the Spartacus story, although if it wins I'll be happy to read the book. I'm also familiar with Julius Caesar but I haven't read Shakespeare in forever and have never read this one (though I've seen it performed) and I've been wanting to get back to reading him at some point. I'm also somewhat familiar with Cleopatra but only on a very surface level- mostly her time with Mark Antony and Caesar and her famous ending. So, it'd be interesting to actually read about what her entire life was like.
As for Spartacus, I've seen the old film, as well as some of the 21st century television series. The film was 50 years before the series, yet the Spartacus of the series sadly passed away before the Spartacus of the film (although Mr. Douglas has, of course, passed not that long ago now too).
1 to The Eagle of the Ninth
1 to Roman Blood
1 to I, Claudius
1 to Quo Vadis
1 to Salammbô
1 to Agrippa's Daughter
1 to Julius Caesar
1 to Cleopatra
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