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You have to be interested in greek history, especially war and politics. I am not interested in either to the depth described in this novel.

Although I did not enjoy reading the story, I did like the characters who I thought were well developed and had some depth. I felt I could not read enough about them.

From the inside cover:

"Born in the middle of the fourth century, B.C., Alexander grew up in King Philip's great palace at Pella. His strength of character, his beauty, his bravery from an early age, are wonderfully conveyed. If some of the incidents are necessarily conjectural, it is difficult to doubt their essential truth, so wholly convincing are they in every detail. Torn between admiration, hatred and love for his father, wary of the jealous devouring affection of his mother, Queen Olympias, Alexander soon exerts his independence. His early Spartan training, his precocious incursions into diplomacy, his first experiences of war, his mastery of the horse Boukerphalos, his schooling under the tutorship of Aristotle - everything shows his natural ascendancy over his companions, and the unquestioning trust and love in which they hold him. Through the difficulties and dangers of his youth, whether in his relationship with his parents or on the field of battle, he has at his side his friend Hephaistion; the development of their affection, indeed of their love, which was to last until the end of their lives, is shown with a depth of understanding that is the more moving for its restraint.

The military and political events of these years, the aims and ambitions of the warring states, the impact on the times of such figures as Aristotle and Demosthenes, the scenes of court and peasant life, the archaic, almost Homeric traditions of Macedon - all have a natural place in this novel and are seen with a richness of detail that would seem almost to be psychically apprehended. But, above all, the novel portrays in its shining central character the boyhood and early years of a man - intensely complex, at once human and godlike - who will inevitably one day conquer the world.

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The book was very interesting it cathes same of the time peroid very well and and the polt was very well writien and the insight was great i throughly enjoyed reading the book.
i love history books

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