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The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us by Nick Hayes
3 reviews
ashwaar's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, and Slavery
woweewhoa's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Animal death, Sexism, and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Drug use
Minor: Fatphobia and Ableism
lasunflower's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.5
A very well written and informative book. Hayes transitions seamlessly between his walks and commentary on land ownership in England.
I only took off .5 stars due to some small misinformation.
E.g. He attests a quote is from William the Conqueror himself, but the quote is actually from Orderic Vitalis' chronicle, written around 50 years later. Chroniclers often fabricated speech. It would have been better for Hayes to say that something 'like according to Orderic Vitalis, William said this...' I am not convinced that the Norman Conquest changed as much as of English land ownership as he makes out, though certainly it did change things somewhat.
I only took off .5 stars due to some small misinformation.
E.g. He attests a quote is from William the Conqueror himself, but the quote is actually from Orderic Vitalis' chronicle, written around 50 years later. Chroniclers often fabricated speech. It would have been better for Hayes to say that something 'like according to Orderic Vitalis, William said this...' I am not convinced that the Norman Conquest changed as much as of English land ownership as he makes out, though certainly it did change things somewhat.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Slavery, Racism, and Xenophobia
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