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xavierdragnesi's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
deadofnightreader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
edp123's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
drawde's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
catcat15's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
willjacks's review against another edition
4.0
A brilliant story, which doesn’t take the typical route of telling Just Leonidas’s story, or just the perspective of Xerxes. Having multiple perspectives, all centering around Xanthippus makes the story unique. This isn’t just the story of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, as I expected it to be. I have never read a story about this time with such attention to detail when it came to early Greek democracy, where people followed its rulings but with a lot of heavy hearts and frustrations. The ending was incredible, and reading the historical notes shows just how historically accurate the book is. Bridging the gaps of history was to be expected, but I now find myself wanting a life-size Miltiades helmet...
tobymacl's review against another edition
3.0
Good yarn but probably one of the weakest of CFI’s books. The plot is very linear, the characters pretty flat, and it feels like a rattling off rather than a truly considered or well loved story. There is little tension as the historical events form the thrust of the narrative: Greeks win at marathon then the 300 Spartans hold up the Persians for a while a bit later on. Fun, but felt more like an airport book than many of his others.