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sympathycrutches's review
5.0
Engaging! I feel like the writing in this was so good that I retained more than I normally do from informational books, haha
rosemaryandrue's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
In this book we are taken on a tour of 14th century England, seeing how people lived, what they ate and what society was like back then.
The idea of a ground level insight into any other society is a fun one, but for that society to be displaced not just in place but in time as well just adds more depth to it. I listened to the audiobook, which made me feel a bit like I was on an extended audio guide tour in the best way. Mortimer hits all the highlights, telling me about things I wondered about like what people ate and wore back then, and plenty of things I hadn't even known what I wanted to know like how justice was carried out and what traveling was like.
The idea of a ground level insight into any other society is a fun one, but for that society to be displaced not just in place but in time as well just adds more depth to it. I listened to the audiobook, which made me feel a bit like I was on an extended audio guide tour in the best way. Mortimer hits all the highlights, telling me about things I wondered about like what people ate and wore back then, and plenty of things I hadn't even known what I wanted to know like how justice was carried out and what traveling was like.
mean_megan's review
4.0
These are fun and easily digestible. Good for a basic overview of the time period, while not getting so in depth that your eyes glaze over.
meganlouise815's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
sameggman's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
suniba's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
Enjoyable and interesting and kept it snappy, but was glad i read it
ladyethyme's review
3.0
While generally very good, I did find a anachronism, particularly in the dress-where he states that both men and women wore "corsets".
The course as we understand it was not invented until the 19th century, largely to the invention of metal grommets. Prior to that, stays were used as a sort of bra… But there's no way you could tightlace it, as the grommets were hand sewn.
So I would really like to see his citations and references for this information, as it is completely inaccurate, something I am shocked to discover in a book by this author.
The course as we understand it was not invented until the 19th century, largely to the invention of metal grommets. Prior to that, stays were used as a sort of bra… But there's no way you could tightlace it, as the grommets were hand sewn.
So I would really like to see his citations and references for this information, as it is completely inaccurate, something I am shocked to discover in a book by this author.