A review by whimsicallymeghan
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli

4.0

My next classic read is short, but has a lot of info. It’s not dense per se. Because I’m actually enjoying reading it, but it’s reading like a manual… but an interesting manual. So, I went into this knowing nothing, I’ve heard of Machiavelli, but I had no idea what he was about. I started this and I went ‘huh this sounds a lot like Art of War’ where there are concepts and ideas for war and how they can be used in every day life, Machiavelli is the same way but less focused on war and more so on conquering and being a ruler. How to be the best prince, basically. I don’t know, there’s something about it that has me entranced every time I start reading it. Maybe it’s the words, but I feel like I get sucked in and I can’t help but find it so fascinating. I look forward to continuing! 

 

This was such a fascinating read; a look into the mind from centuries ago and how the concepts in this can still be relevant today. A lot like, Art of War, this had many concepts and ideas that one can look at and use, but there was something about the Prince that held my attention more and I just enjoyed more. I don’t know if it was his view on life or what, but I found myself submerged into this and fully engaged. Some ideas were more out there than others, but it was all really interesting. I also think that this is a book that you need to read more than once to fully absorb it all. I know there were a few passages I read more than once to fully grasp what he was saying, but I could definitely see myself flipping through this again one day.