Caligula by Douglas Jackson receives three stars by me. The positive aspects are that I felt that the author had thoroughly researched this topic. Jackson delivers the sheer brutality of Caligula and his torturers so vividly in his book that I was shocked and felt deeply emotional at times. I sympathized with the main characters, Rufus and Cupido and loved their relationship.It had a lot of personal growth. I did feel the plot line was bleak and miserable-too much in fact but overall this is a book I generally liked.