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suekken's review against another edition
2.5
Just fine, read it because of a challenge. It is of no interest to me whatsoever.
mayke's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting book. Basically a handbook for fighting a war. It sounded to me like logic, but things in theory are mostly easier than in reality. Though I believe this to be helpful in understanding how a war works and makes you able to analyze these situations. It isn't a book to read if you are looking for an amazing story.
mehaksyeda's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.75
The latter chapters are way more interesting than the former ones. I was expecting a bit more practical knowledge from this, to which it did not deliver. But hey! I can lead an army now!
ddneuro's review against another edition
4.0
Reads surprisingly well for a several thousand year old document about fighting wars before the advent of the brunt of military technology. There is not so much wisdom to be gained as some might espouse, but if you have an interest in the management of an army this is a fairly interesting text. I myself cannot help but be fascinated by the wisdom of Sun Tsu, even though I will never be able to put any of it into practice. Maybe the next time I play Fire Emblem, I will be more conscious of the positioning of my enemy, but beyond that I can't see this being much use to me. All that said, from a pure perspective as a historical document, you can't get much better than this, and the Lionel Giles translation, freely available on Project Gutenberg, has some really great footnotes.
rainstell's review against another edition
3.0
I liked how he explained tactical and strategic for the war, but today we use mostly for business XD
carolina_thr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0