Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Gods and Generals
Book Review: too military-oriented
Summary: 2 Stars
Althought this book was very well-written and the research appears to be incredible, I felt it did not provide a well-rounded prespective of the Mexican-American War. All of the views presented are from military leaders. I was hoping Shaara would include at least a couple chapters told from the stance of someone involved in the political and/or economic aspects of the war; or perhaps from some of the more "common" people who are affected by war. Since this is technically a work of fiction, it seems he could have easily done this without disrupting the sequence of military events in the war. In "rise to rebellion" Shaara told the story from several differing points of view. Here the characters are not very divergent from one another and so I felt like I was getting a one-sided view of the entire conflict. Read only if you are interested in MILITARY fiction, not necessarily historical fiction.Book Review: what a wonderful book
Summary: 5 Stars
IN A WORLD WITH A CONFLINCT IN THE MIDDLE-EAST A CONFLINCT HERE AT HOME AND A CONFLINCT BETWEEN CONSERVTIVE AND LIBREAL A BOOK LIKE GODS AND GENERALS IS NEEDED TO TELL ALL OF HUMANKIND THAT THIS IS NOT THE END THAT EVERY ROAD IS DIFFICULT IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER AND BECAUSE OF THAT WE ALL NEED TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE IT ALSO TELLS US THAT WHEN IT COMES TO WAR WE SHOULD NOT THINK OF THE BIG BLOODY BATTLES BUT OF WHAT BOOKS WILL NEVER BE WRITTEN WHAT OPERAS WILL NEVER BE PERFORMED AND THEIR CHILDREN AND WHAT THEIR CHILDRENS CHILDREN WHOULD HAVE DONE.Book Review: worthy detail with a fictitous spin.
Summary: 4 Stars
Shaara's book is a good story about some interesting generals. His accounts of Jackson are particularly good. The book, however, bogs down at times.