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Loading... The Sand Reckoner (2000)by Gillian Bradshaw
I have shiny sparkly hearts in my eyes. Plot I understand and historical accuracy and complex characters and they talk to each other and they have relationships with each other and these relationships change because there are consequences for actions and the hero is a math genius and omg the only thing I regret is that I cannot read this again for the first time. (  ) cricketbats | Apr 18, 2013 |  isabellecanda | Dec 23, 2010 | Let me start by saying that I am NOT a math person. Especially not geometry. But this story of Archimedes (who figured out the magical ratio we call "pi", for instance) is one that I read over and over. The man was a genius, but Bradshaw, with her customary depth of research, makes him a warm, lovable character as well. Another winner from Gillian Bradshaw, who is in her element giving life to people who are long dead. (  ) swingdancefan | Oct 26, 2010 | This was a light summer reading book. The sand reckoner is Archimedes, and he is home from Alexandria to help in the siege at Syracuse. He becomes famous as the catapult builder for the city, and also pursues a love affair with the sister of the King. His slave, Marcus, has a brother among the Romans besieging the city, and eventually this slave is in trouble for it. The book is supposedly about the time of the First Punic War. The Romans are attacking Syracuse, on Sicily, for the advantage it would give them over Carthage. The king of Syracuse is almost too good to be true in this novel, but the story was very skillfully handled. ( )1  neurodrew | Jul 5, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
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