The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault
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Author: Mary RenaultEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-02-12
ISBN: 0394751019
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Vintage
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Summary: 3 Stars
I had a hard time with this novel. To warn, I am extremely Hephaestion-biased. I love him to death. It took me a long time to pick "The Persian Boy" up at all because I felt like I was cheating. (silly, no?) Bagoas has his moments too and certainly this book stays true to his point-of-view. I knew that it would, being called "The Persian Boy," but I wish it hadn't. Many things that were in my opinion very important were glossed over due to his limited POV. As another reviewer said, I wish there was a parallel from Hephaestian's POV or that the point-of-view shifted from character to character the way "Fire From Heaven" did - I found it a much more effective, well-rounded story. As for Bagoas himself, I too am fascinated by the idea of him... of what it must have been like to live his life, the ups and considerable downs of it. And I suppose that that was what so intrigued Ms. Renault into wanting to write "The Persian Boy" to begin with. So for what it is, "The Persian Boy" is very good - certainly extremely well-written and researched. But it left me wanting so much more than I knew it would be able to give me. So for people wanting to read a historical novel from a next-to-the-fly-on-the-wall POV, this would be it. And for those of you looking for a book that makes Bagoas come alive, this would definately be it, but if you've gotten that far, you probably already know that...
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