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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
anxiouslygoodvibes's review
4.0
The history in the book was quite interesting, and has equipped me with numerous facts to harass my loved ones with. The only major complaint I have with this book is the fact that for a lot of the stories, they were incredibly brief and lacked detail, and the introductions or "life lesson" parts were often times longer than the history itself. Overall, the book was entertaining, just not as educational as anticipated
mybookcorner's review
2.0
I was sent this finished copy by Tarcher Perigee for an honest review.
This was entertaining, but mostly irritating. I never gravitate towards books that claim you didn’t learn X amount in school/your life/etc because...a lot of the time I have to be honest! This book did have some historical facts that I was not familiar with, but the majority of them I did. It was like a mini Wikipedia page with illustrations, the historical fact and a lot of F bombs/comparisons to the modern dating age/sex/penis’ and always ended with a moral or a “life lesson”. I understand what the author was trying to do, but it came across as tedious and downright obnoxious and smart-ass-y. And a lot of the morals didn’t really make any sense when compared with historical figures or stories. There are too many examples to name. But I’d say this is a shortened history book for bros. There’s not much substance at all. It’s a good try, but it was a miss for me.
This was entertaining, but mostly irritating. I never gravitate towards books that claim you didn’t learn X amount in school/your life/etc because...a lot of the time I have to be honest! This book did have some historical facts that I was not familiar with, but the majority of them I did. It was like a mini Wikipedia page with illustrations, the historical fact and a lot of F bombs/comparisons to the modern dating age/sex/penis’ and always ended with a moral or a “life lesson”. I understand what the author was trying to do, but it came across as tedious and downright obnoxious and smart-ass-y. And a lot of the morals didn’t really make any sense when compared with historical figures or stories. There are too many examples to name. But I’d say this is a shortened history book for bros. There’s not much substance at all. It’s a good try, but it was a miss for me.
bitchburgerbibliophile's review
4.0
Super fun read with pertinent life advice and fascinating history lessons!
tinyelephants's review against another edition
4.0
Fun, bite-sized history nuggets. I enjoyed the read and learned some things!