RaveBookreporter.comIn the year 1916, Tristan Sadler volunteers for military service on behalf of Britain, fighting the Great War that will define the future of the world ... Stripped of individuality or philosophies that the military deems distasteful, Tristan becomes a consummate soldier, at least publicly –– steadfast, patriotic, athletic, masculine, willing to kill when asked to, and seeming to relish in it. But once thrown into the mix of daily battle, he becomes greatly disillusioned ... Tristan’s part in this tale is lovely, achingly sad, tender, beautiful and quite haunting. This is an unforgettable, timeless love story and a very unique war story ... In a sense, The Absolutist is about a philosophical revolution not unlike that of the ’60s, full of progressive ideas but also sad ironies that still make sense today.
