Title: Is the Tide going out on Pressfield?
Product review: I picked up "Tides of War" expecting another good read like Pressfield's previous novel "Gates of Fire". I was disappointed."Tides" follows "Gates" tactic of telling an epic Greek story from the perspective of a lumpenprole. In this case the story of the Athenian hero/scoundrel Alciabides' rise and flame-out. However, there is something missing here, that was in "Gates of Fire". Frankly I found this book boring in comparison. I put it down, uncompleted.If you are interested in historical fiction involving Alciabides, I recommend Rosemary Sutcliff's "Flowers for Adonis". I read that book twice.Is the Tide going out on Pressfield?
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