2008-05-28 Disappointly awful

I would agree with the above reviewers in that this was a fascinating period of human history, populated with some of the most interesting characters in the last millenium but I have to disagree strongly about the book.
I found the writing shallow, the characters wooden and the whole thing lifeless. Leonardo figured hardly at all, Cesare Borgia almost as much and Lucrezia scarely more. Three of the most influential people of their time, their names still known today and their characters barely sketched? Compare to the loving detail of Patrick O'Brien, character portrayal of Conn Iggulden, plots of Lindsey Davis/Philippa Gregory/Steven Saylor/Simon Scarrow or CJ Sansom and this ranks as a poor amateur attempt at historical fiction. Really disappointed.