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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
A History of the World was a major series for the BBC and this is the tie in book, written by Andrew Marr.
The series had eight episodes, and this book has eight substantial chapters, It has the broad brushstrokes of history with lots of details, but not all the minutiae that you would expect from a detailed book on a particular time.
It is generally very readable; written with care and attention to the facts. He uses his journalistic style to criticise where necessary, and comment on historical events. Once or twice he is patronising, but that is it. When reading it i had his distinct voice in my head.
As a general history book, it is very good, however, if you are looking for detail then you need to seek out books relevant to the period that you are looking at.
The series had eight episodes, and this book has eight substantial chapters, It has the broad brushstrokes of history with lots of details, but not all the minutiae that you would expect from a detailed book on a particular time.
It is generally very readable; written with care and attention to the facts. He uses his journalistic style to criticise where necessary, and comment on historical events. Once or twice he is patronising, but that is it. When reading it i had his distinct voice in my head.
As a general history book, it is very good, however, if you are looking for detail then you need to seek out books relevant to the period that you are looking at.
This is a long book! It is the kind of book that has to be reread as you cannot take in everything. It is a very interesting and covers a lot of ground. Andrew Marr does a good job of bringing it together. As it covers so many topics it is not surprising that I found some of the chapters more interesting than others.
David Timson's reading of this audiobook is clear and easily understood.
David Timson's reading of this audiobook is clear and easily understood.