Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen

1 review

helena_chris's review against another edition

Go to review page

informative lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.5

While I loved reading this book, it has its ups and downs. While it starts off very interesting, the middle part drags on about the 16th and 17th centuries especially. Just out of curiosity, I googled the writers and it didn't come as a surprise that one of them specialized in this period of time. However, especially as it picked back up at the history during the world wars the reading became very interesting again.

All in all, I did enjoy it but I would be hesitant to recommend it to someone looking to read purely for pleasure.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings
More...