- Hardcover
- Publisher: Blackie & Son
- Language: English
- ASIN: B000IY9ZL8
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Product Details |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun mix of history and fiction,
By Nox Helios (Chicago, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Young Carthaginian : A Story of the Times of Hannibal (Hardcover)
As someone who has an appetite for anything on the Punic Wars, I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book as much as I did.Pros: -great edition. Love the physical book. -he succeeds in creating a voice for Hannibal, and memorable supporting characters and plot -the history comes through, and the fiction feels true to the spirit of what we can't actually be sure of Cons: -Beginning needs some work--feels very amateurish with rhapsodic descriptions and overwrought prose -Henty actually comes out from behind the curtain several times and draws historical parallels to events subsequent in history. While interesting, it's totally out of place and breaks the perspective. -The political commentary he works into the voice of several characters is facile, and ends up being a distraction more than anything Very glad I read it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
