Magnus

Seneca almost achieves class consciousness, a note I find interesting. In other issues, he is a man of extremes who lands upon good points in spite of his extremities.

An emotional read that leans sometimes into a bit too confusion. However, it was a work of great setting and atmosphere. A must-read.

Mary Lavin looked at the world in a way I can only admire. I long to be someday such a good writer, or even in the circle of one. She saw the heart of men and women and children in a world that failed to, again and again.