This is about an awful man, but what a man! He's devious, deceptive, lucky, pathetic, poor, brilliant, then rich--wow.
His real life was amazing, but I want to read about heroes, and he's NOT heroic. There's nothing wrong with the author's writing ability, but she picked such a loser of a man to write about that I wasn't rooting for him.
Can I recommend this book? Only if you're really interested in ancient Troy. |