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L'armata Perduta (2007)

by Valerio Massimo Manfredi(Favorite Author)
3.79 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
8804562102 (ISBN13: 9788804562108)
languge
English
publisher
Mondadori
review 1: Mi è piaciuto, anche se non troppo, questo secondo libro di Manfredi che leggo.La ricostruzione storica è eccezionale, si capisce subito la mentalità dei greci, si vedono gli orrori della guerra, e inoltre ho ampliato le mie conoscenze sull'anabasi con questo "giallo" sul fatto che forse la stessa Sparta volesse che i mille non ritornassero.La protagonista è simpatica, sveglia e coraggiosa.Però non mi piace moltissimo la scrittura,e il romanzo, anche se interessante, non mi ha appassionato.
review 2: I'm not sure about this bloke's novels, to be honest. The idea behind the story was great, the plot was sound with a few good twists and - last but not least - it's about ancient Greece. But for me, it lacked heart and true substance. The attempt to tell the s
... moretory from the women's perspective is admirable, but VMM would have been better served using Xenophon as his main narrator. That way we would have got more battles - and less unlikely situations in terms of developing intrigue. Finally, there are also a few cringe worthy moments in here that have been done far better elsewhere - the 'molon labe' scene for instance was dreadful. Yet it starts strong and ends well, so its's not all bad. less
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esther58lopez
Vaya forma de convertir una historia interesante en un coñazo, me recuerda a Christian Jacq
chaiee
If like history and war then it is a good book to read.
pateymj
I like historical novels, and i enjoied this one.
crestfallenkitsune
One of the best books I´ve ever read.
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