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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
Menzies is a bit too sure that he's right for me to take him completely seriously, but this book is interesting and diverting nonetheless.
Although this book was really interesting and intellectually stimulating, in terms of rethinking history that’s been drilled into us. It was very long and I think it could have been condensed into a few hundred less pages. The evidence it gives is overwhelming and seemingly indisputable. But by the end of the book I was just waiting for it to be over, feeling exhausted. I felt like I was being given the same information in almost all of the book. Maybe that’s an issue with how it was formatted? As evidence in each region is pretty similar. I would recommend a read or even just a look into the history it talks about, but stamina is required to keep your brain engaged for the entire book.
This is a thoroughly well-researched piece of history, though I think it becomes overly defensive in protecting its hypothesis. Ultimately, it proves that established history is difficult to overturn, if not impossible.
However, it encourages us to think about culture and human history in a unique and different way. I really hope this is true, and I think it's worth a read for anyone who isn't afraid of considering alternatives to the established narrative.
However, it encourages us to think about culture and human history in a unique and different way. I really hope this is true, and I think it's worth a read for anyone who isn't afraid of considering alternatives to the established narrative.