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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/383018.Arms_and_the_Man?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Arms and the Man" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1174340370m/383018.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/383018.Arms_and_the_Man?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Arms and the Man</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5217.George_Bernard_Shaw">George Bernard Shaw</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22635521?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 2 of 5 stars<br/>I am a fan of Shaw's plays, but this one underwhelmed me. While I enjoyed the characterization of Bluntschli, many of the others were selfish and seemed slightly underdeveloped, and the play itself lacked the social commentary and understanding of humanity that lift up Shaw's other plays. As a result, the play felt a bit trite, which is a definite shame considering how much it has going for it. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/687118?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>