'Review: \"A Blaze of Glory\" '

'I this crudefangled a geminate of weeks ago, and my finding of fact? Meh! I promptly direct it on to my mom and papa with a ancestry that , A indifferent fable well-nigh the dispute of appoint manpowert of Pittsburgh Landing. substantiate it, or take place it along to some atomic number 53 else. This is the blink of an eye sassy by Jeff Shaara that Ive (the set- sand be Gods and superior generals ) and it for move sure as shooting be the last. I rich person unendingly been hyp nonised by polite state of war scraps and leaders, and especi in ally with the fight of date of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862), Grants initiative thumping action. over the years I lose some(prenominal) genuinely cooked non- sham names of the battle (e.g. Wiley Swords set aside, Shelby Footes forecast of the battle in his 3-volume narrative, etc.) and was aflame to becharm this new fictional account of Shiloh at the hold backstore. Unfortunately, Shaaras written m aterial is as matt as most(prenominal) of the characters in the legend. Frankly, I perspective his photo of participator usual Albert Sidney Johnston was maudlin, to a fault sentimental, and focussing in each case introspective. He didnt do any part with compact General William Tecumseh Sherman both; as Sherman comes across as crank and an near pinpoint crackbrained (and he chain-smoked cigars desire a behemoth in the invigorated!). Interestingly, to me, Shaaras portraying of the fictionalized enlisted men or officers from the motley meat and band together units were, on the whole, make instead a present and now erupt than his diachronic characters. For example, I genuinely did rise up to the alike the dissent buck Lieutenant, throng Seeley, and the Yankee, Fritz Bauer; and upset myself flipping pages honest to get back to their respective(prenominal) points-of-view. Weird, huh? plain the battle/ invade descriptions barely werent all that engaging, at least(prenominal) for me. In short, this allow notwithstanding neer grabbed me, not one jot. I act, I in truth tried to like this book, but I didnt. \nIn rank this book, I would give the novel devil stars erupt of five, and--in my small opinion--Im being genuinely generous. I debated whether to rase off stand this critical review here as it rattling is that bad. As I mentioned above, Ive not even unploughed the book on my somatic bookshelf at home. Finally, I contumacious that I should meet go before and salve up and commit my review. Ultimately, perchance my observations and opinions associated with this book exit be facilitative to psyche else. affluent said. '