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Review title: Disappointing
Product review: Overall, this book is a disappointment. The story drags, the characters are flat, and the writing is average. I didn't feel that any of the characters were well-developed. There seemed to be gaps, as if the original manuscript was much longer but his editor made him cut out large sections.The comparisons of Nicastro to Pressfield are misleading; TIoS falls very far short of Pressfield's work. Personally, I found the story boring and quit after about 2/3 of the way through.On the plus-side (arguably): I will acknowledge that TIoS does not romanticize the Spartans; it is less "glorious" and more "nitty-gritty." (Personally, I'm not sure this is necessarily a good thing. The result is a pretty dry novel).Not recommended.
