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A review by imissyou
The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon
5.0
“Men regress. It’s a rule of nature. In Achilles’s time, men were taller and stronger. Every generation shrinks back a little from greatness. We’re just shadows of our ancestors.”
I have liked Alexander the Great since I was five when my mother bought me this small bio for children, I think it was because I admired all his accomplishments during the 13 years he had the power of the whole army and Macedonia. Some days ago, my history teacher asked me to write a proposal of a significant individual to study about and I, of course, chose Alexander.
Now, that I have read this book after having an obsession with Alexander I can only say I absolutely adored it.... I'm a big fan of character development and this book gave me exactly that! We start with a mean Alexander that hates everyone and everything that breathes and we end up with:
“The boy who knew where to find the head, the heart, the breath, the brain. The boy who smelled so nice. The boy running in from the rain. “Majesty.”
He says, “Stay with me. Don’t make me go the next step alone.”
To end up this review that does not make much sense, read it even if you're not an Alexander fan, you might surprise yourself with how lovely the content and the teachings in this book are.
I have liked Alexander the Great since I was five when my mother bought me this small bio for children, I think it was because I admired all his accomplishments during the 13 years he had the power of the whole army and Macedonia. Some days ago, my history teacher asked me to write a proposal of a significant individual to study about and I, of course, chose Alexander.
Now, that I have read this book after having an obsession with Alexander I can only say I absolutely adored it.... I'm a big fan of character development and this book gave me exactly that! We start with a mean Alexander that hates everyone and everything that breathes and we end up with:
“The boy who knew where to find the head, the heart, the breath, the brain. The boy who smelled so nice. The boy running in from the rain. “Majesty.”
He says, “Stay with me. Don’t make me go the next step alone.”
To end up this review that does not make much sense, read it even if you're not an Alexander fan, you might surprise yourself with how lovely the content and the teachings in this book are.