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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.
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.
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André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies) Legolas - 05/04/2011 08:54:03 PM 534 Views
I think you are right Camilla - 05/04/2011 10:05:55 PM 156 Views
Yeah. Legolas - 05/04/2011 10:26:42 PM 146 Views
Would you say it is still worth reading it? Camilla - 05/04/2011 10:32:23 PM 161 Views
It depends on your background knowledge and/or willingness to look stuff up. Legolas - 05/04/2011 10:51:46 PM 150 Views
Re: Would you say it is still worth reading it? DomA - 06/04/2011 01:24:27 PM 230 Views
I am a fan of Bertière Camilla - 06/04/2011 01:37:50 PM 141 Views
Re: I am a fan of Bertière DomA - 06/04/2011 03:25:31 PM 139 Views
Re: I am a fan of Bertière Camilla - 06/04/2011 03:41:07 PM 149 Views
His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult. Legolas - 06/04/2011 06:48:05 PM 157 Views
Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult. Camilla - 06/04/2011 08:09:21 PM 149 Views
Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult. Legolas - 06/04/2011 09:42:33 PM 144 Views
Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult. DomA - 07/04/2011 02:55:46 AM 132 Views
Re: His writing didn't strike me as particularly difficult. Camilla - 07/04/2011 08:19:52 AM 139 Views
Re: André Castelot - Bonaparte (and on the reviewing of biographies) DomA - 06/04/2011 12:34:31 PM 756 Views
I was hoping you'd jump in. Legolas - 06/04/2011 07:31:02 PM 228 Views
Oh, and on a matter of vocabulary... Legolas - 06/04/2011 09:47:35 PM 148 Views
Re: Oh, and on a matter of vocabulary... DomA - 07/04/2011 04:09:39 AM 150 Views
I don't see why biographies are more difficult to review than history books generally. Tom - 06/04/2011 03:30:37 PM 232 Views
Hm, I suppose... Legolas - 06/04/2011 07:37:33 PM 149 Views
Oh, and on the profanity Tom - 06/04/2011 03:37:17 PM 149 Views
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