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tywhiplashing's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
3.25
tclinrow's review
informative
slow-paced
3.0
It was very dry even for a nonfiction, but I appreciated the way the author kept the context of the time at the forefront rather than trying to justify or excuse Alexander's actions
davidjme's review against another edition
3.0
Ok Alexander conquered the world by his 30s but has he beaten Elden Ring twice
darylnash's review
3.0
The book is a bit like taking a short lecture series from a recognized scholar. An entertaining and opinionated overview of the life of Alexander the Great. Cantor attempts to counteract two millennia of "propaganda" and give us a more realistic view of Alexander, and he mostly succeeds (and succinctly!), though he occasionally drifts a bit too far into the negative, as in the last chapter, "How Great Was Alexander?"
mwmakar's review
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Chronicle of the rise and fall - I was not aware of the relationships with mother & friend that drove decisions. Most memorable was the faltering in India, deciding to turn back. Would've liked to know more about upkeep - how he oversaw such a vast network so thinly stretched, how he fed all the troops, etc.