It depends on your background knowledge and/or willingness to look stuff up.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 05/04/2011 10:51:46 PM
Because like I said, Castelot really doesn't fill in any of the gaps himself. But I do think he paints a fascinating and credible portrait of Napoleon, both as a private person and as a military/political leader. A positive, French view, to be sure, but he doesn't spare the criticism when required (like in the mess with the Duke d'Enghien). No doubt other biographies are more dispassionate and objective, I don't know if any of them are as lively and entertaining though.
Well, this one is 25 euro for each volume on French Amazon currently, but I've been reading a second-hand copy I picked up in Brussels for 4 euro, so price wasn't really a consideration... it does make me hesitate about whether or not to buy the second volume in the near future.
or should I look around for another one?
I have been meaning to read a Napoleon biography for some time. I was going to buy a Norwegian or Swedish one, but it was still too expensive last I checked.
Well, this one is 25 euro for each volume on French Amazon currently, but I've been reading a second-hand copy I picked up in Brussels for 4 euro, so price wasn't really a consideration... it does make me hesitate about whether or not to buy the second volume in the near future.
André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies)
- 05/04/2011 08:54:03 PM
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I think you are right
- 05/04/2011 10:05:55 PM
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Yeah.
- 05/04/2011 10:26:42 PM
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Would you say it is still worth reading it?
- 05/04/2011 10:32:23 PM
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It depends on your background knowledge and/or willingness to look stuff up.
- 05/04/2011 10:51:46 PM
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Re: Would you say it is still worth reading it?
- 06/04/2011 01:24:27 PM
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I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 01:37:50 PM
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Re: I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 03:25:31 PM
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Re: I am a fan of Bertière
- 06/04/2011 03:41:07 PM
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His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult.
- 06/04/2011 06:48:05 PM
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Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult.
- 06/04/2011 08:09:21 PM
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Re: André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies)
- 06/04/2011 12:34:31 PM
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I don't see why biographies are more difficult to review than history books generally.
- 06/04/2011 03:30:37 PM
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