The Golden Mean is an insightful new book by Canadian author Annabel Lyon. It gives a fictional account of the emotional life of Aristotle as he struggles with his own intellect and the task at hand of tutoring the future king, Alexander the Great. The story leads the reader throught the dark and light aspects of ancient Greece and the crude beliefs at the time, like how depression is the result of too much black bile in the body. The book is written from the point of view of Aristotle, bringing you a first person look into how his mind and reasoning works.
Winner of the Roger's Writer's Trust Fictional Prize, Finalist for the Governor General's Literacy Award for Fiction, and Finalist for the Scotialbank Giller Prize.
Note: the only weird thing about this book is the image on the cover. At no time in the book is there a naked man riding a horse through a swamp. If someone can explain this to me I'd love to know.
Rating: easy
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