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efm511's review against another edition
2.0
Not as boring as I thought it would be, but still not exciting. If you like accounts of ancient Greeks with funny names fighting each other it could be the read for you!
adholmes3's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
mvatza57's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
katiemdeist17's review against another edition
1.0
this says i detest school with my entire soul but in that weird font nobody can read without struggling-
but yes i’m adding it on here, because i read it and that reading goal isn’t going to complete itself.
but yes i’m adding it on here, because i read it and that reading goal isn’t going to complete itself.
timinbc's review against another edition
4.0
I knew some history from this era, but this makes it real. It reads like fiction, and indeed the footnotes indicate is isn't always accurate, but this HAPPENED, and a LONG time ago. These folks were sophisticated in some areas, not least of which is logistics. Ten thousand soldiers, on the move and needing to eat.
The sacrifices were interesting, in that they seemed to have been quite effective in helping the X-Man steer through challenges.
Also X's emphasis that a good reputation is worth more than immediate power and money. And his ability to reason and make a speech (OK, he learned from Socrates) as well as the willingness of his colleagues to debate a strategy and hammer out a solution.
Finally, I was impressed by X's improvised solutions to large challenges.
If we brought this guy ahead in time, he'd be on Twitter in a week and doing a Wall Street IPO in a month.
The sacrifices were interesting, in that they seemed to have been quite effective in helping the X-Man steer through challenges.
Also X's emphasis that a good reputation is worth more than immediate power and money. And his ability to reason and make a speech (OK, he learned from Socrates) as well as the willingness of his colleagues to debate a strategy and hammer out a solution.
Finally, I was impressed by X's improvised solutions to large challenges.
If we brought this guy ahead in time, he'd be on Twitter in a week and doing a Wall Street IPO in a month.
tywhiplashing's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
kiscica123's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
4.0
chrisdech's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, I'm not really sure what to say about this one.
Xenophon occupies this strange place in the historians of Ancient Greece wherein he is not a storyteller like Herodotus nor is he a historian like that of Thucydides. What he does is entirely unique, I think, but it's just not interesting enough. In a sense, it's like the child of the Histories and the History of the Peloponnesian War, and thereby a weaker form of both.
And it just kinda feels same-y throughout, honestly. But the translation by Warner is on point, and I think captures Xenophon's style in Greek quite nicely.
Xenophon occupies this strange place in the historians of Ancient Greece wherein he is not a storyteller like Herodotus nor is he a historian like that of Thucydides. What he does is entirely unique, I think, but it's just not interesting enough. In a sense, it's like the child of the Histories and the History of the Peloponnesian War, and thereby a weaker form of both.
And it just kinda feels same-y throughout, honestly. But the translation by Warner is on point, and I think captures Xenophon's style in Greek quite nicely.
caelfind's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail