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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
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Scrumptiously entertaining and educational, Bill Bryson has the knack for making the seemingly most inane fact and historical account read like a tiny treasure. Put Shakespeare and Bryson together and the result is just FUN. In particular, the tongue-in-cheek last chapter in which Bryson addresses the question of Shakespeare's authorship is downright hilarious, if you like that sort of thing. Highly recommended.
Here's a summary of the book - we don't know a lot about Shakespeare. Here's all the educated guessing people have done with the historical background to back it up.
Overall, interesting. I didn't hate it. I do love Bryson as a writer and loved that he read the audiobook.
Overall, interesting. I didn't hate it. I do love Bryson as a writer and loved that he read the audiobook.
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A phenomenally silly book - somehow many pages saying we don’t really know much about Shakespeare.
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Exactly as it should be: funny, accessible and to the point. It's filled with detail and factoids, touches on every scandal and conspiracy theory, then pretty clearly slaps the hand of anyone in history who claims to know anything for sure. The first biography I've read that clearly admits it might be about the wrong person - but we'll never know for sure.