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The Young Carthaginian : A Story of the Times of Hannibal

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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.