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4.0 out of 5 stars The Nature of Alexander, April 1 2002

By	Hugh Roth (Merrick, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fascinating, even if his fame is known. Produces thoughts on the nature of greatness, the power of personality, the value of allowing others to keep their dignity and mores, and the
amazing accomplishments that a human being is capable of when personality, nature, opportunity and ability are conjoined. Most currently useful quote (Kipling):

When you're wounded an' left on Afghanistan's plains,
An' the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle an' blow out your brains...

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3.0 out of 5 stars her fiction is better, April 28 2000

By	"buggerer" (north battleford, saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews

i suppose my title says pretty much all i want to say. having read both this book and her fictional accounts of alexander's life, it is clear that mary renault captures something more of alexander, and especially the alexander she wants to describe, with her fiction. 'the persian boy' is a much better book about alexander. unlike a lot of alexander's biographers, renault meaningfully conveys alexander's charisma, the sheer physical force of his attraction, the will-to-power that must have been to pull thousands of men thousands of miles from home. renault makes a follower out of me; i'm as ready to follow him to the indus as the macedonian next to me, but she does it oh-so-much better in fiction. nothing wrong with this book, but do not read it without also reading her fictional accounts of alexander's life.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Most Boring Tiresome book I ever read, Sep 2 1999

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I hate this book. My school asigned this book. It is an extreamly diffcult book to read. It is not a book, it is like a history text book!

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1.0 out of 5 stars This was the most confusing book I have ever read.
This was the most confusing, jumbled up, out-of-order book I have ever read. It is next to impossible to follow. Read more

Published on Aug 21 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars If you are an Alexanderphile, this is a must.
Reading this book is like having a talk with someone very close to Alexander.

Published on Feb 14 1999 by kchen@promed.com.pa