For 900 pages I was surprised about how quickly the story took me in. I would agree with other reviews that at about the 800 mark it seemed to be dragging out. It was almost as though the author didn't want the character to end and prolonged it with as much detail as possible to stall the end.
I found Cleopatra to be a unique and engrossing character and would love to read more accounts of her life. ( )

La majestuosa reina del Nilo. La mujer cuya extraordinaria belleza envuelta en oro y piedras preciosas ocultaba una inteligencia y poder de manipulación únicos. La seductora infatigable que enloquecía a los hombres. La hábil estratega que supo jugar sus cartas y liberó Egipto del yugo romano. La leyenda personificada. "Memorias de Cleopatra" nos ofrece la oportunidad de escuchar en boca de la propia Cleopatra su verdadera historia.

“In my experience, there are two things that no one will admit to: having no sense of humor and being susceptible to flattery.”
― Margaret George, The Memoirs of Cleopatra

I love books on Cleopatra. This one is one of the better ones I have read. I especially like when the book is told in Cleopatra's own voice and that is what this book does. It was a fun read.

Cleopatra is presented mas a strong but very human royal which I quite liked. I was glad to see the book did not skim and took us through her time with Julius Caesar as well as Marc Anthony. I also loved reading about her early years.

It would be tough for me to rate it a 5 due to the fact that one of my all time favorite books is another Bio of Cleopatra that I read quite a long time ago and no Bio I have read since has been, for me, as compelling. But this is one of the better ones out there and if you are interested in Cleopatra I would recommend this book. ( )

Remarkable. ( )

Margaret George breathes life into the character through an interesting style and plot. The reader gets to know Cleopatra quite well as George takes her through the workings of her mind and the reason for her decisions. ( )