A Soldier of the Great War
by Mark Helprin
Recommended by Naval Ravikant and Russell Roberts
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in World War 1, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
From acclaimed novelist Mark Helprin, a lush, literary epic about love, beauty, and the world at war.Alessandro Giuliani, the young son of a prosperous Roman lawyer, enjoys an idyllic life full of privilege: he races horses across the country to the sea, he climbs mountains in the Alps, and, while a student of painting at the ancient university in ...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in World War 1, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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Naval Ravikant
Co-founder of AngelList; angel investor
“@JeffMiller by Cornwell Nope. If that's the one, I'll download it. For historical fiction, I like "A Soldier of the Great War" | @byeliad An incredible book.”
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Consider All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Recommended by 7 sources.
“Plain, economical prose drops you into frontline life and tracks the slow erosion of youthful enthusiasm into numbness. What works best is the intimate, day‑to‑day realism—small details of mud, fear, boredom and comradeship make the horror immediate. The main limitation is repetitiveness: similar episodes of bombardment, fatigue and brief leaves can blunt narrative momentum. Narrow viewpoint keeps wider politics offstage, so expect an emotionally draining, tightly focused portrait rather than a panoramic history.”
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