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Loading... Household Gods (original 1999; edition 2000)by Judith Tarr, Harry Turtledove
Work detailsHousehold Gods by Judith Tarr (1999)
None.  velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |  An entertaining story. A modern, divorced, female lawyer yearns for the "good old days" and her wish is granted by a bored, minor, Roman god. She awakens back in the ancient Roman empire, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who she meets as he passes through her town on his way to repel the invading Germans. All is not as it seems from two millennia distant. Life in the ancient world is hard with lots of work, plus many minor unpleasantries. After a year(?) or so the protagonist begs the gods to return her to her "normal" life, which is granted. She awakens form a coma to find that only a few days have gone by, but her knowledge of Latin has stayed with her. A good read, T at his usual high performance level. (  ) Traveller1 | Mar 30, 2013 | It has been over eight months since I read this book, and I still can't get it out of my head. Yes, the protagonist is a self-righteous, arrogant, rude, selfish blah-blah-blah, and long before you reach the end of the book you will wish she is thrown in with the lions or drowned in the vat of...ahem. However, I tried to overlook her personality disorder and the fact that she couldn't even figure out that she should boil the water before she drank it, for goodness' sake, and enjoyed visiting a culture from a far-off time and place. It was interesting to learn about simple things like their bathing practices (pretty much nonexistent). The time-travel stuff was ridiculous and felt like it was thrown in at the last minute, but no matter how she got there, it was fun to visit. I do wish there would have been some way to know how everyone dealt with her departure and how Umma stepped back into the picture. ( ) AddictedToMorphemes | Nov 28, 2012 | Absolutely loved the vivid descriptions of the time -- it was the nitty-gritty of the time and not how romantic it all was. Traveler from the future coping with the past was enthralling. Anyone who gave it less than 4 stars must not like heroines. (  ) CaptKen | Jul 30, 2012 | I liked this book about a modern woman finding herself in a different time, but not because of the time travel. Rather, I liked the way Nicole has to confront her assumptions and how she finds the strength she needs in herself. (  ) krin5292 | Jun 4, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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She wakes up the next morning smelling the incredible stench of a Roman city and speaking Latin. She's as ignorant of history as most people, but soon figures out that she's living in a time after Julius Caesar and before the Fall of the Roman Empire. Beyond that…who knows? (