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Title: tragically underappreciated
Review: A historical adventure story, permeated with echoes of the myth of Adonis, this novel brings a kaleidascopic array of first person narrators, each with their own journey, giving us a very broad picture of the world of ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian war. Each character is portrayed with loving detail and sympathy. The one character who's voice we never hear directly is the central character, Alkibiades, preserving the tantalizing sense of mystery and heroism that surrounds this character.The descriptions are stunningly vivid and the language heart-achingly poetic. One of Sutcliife's few books for adults; all are fantastic, and all are sadly underappreciated.
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