Scan barcode
basbleu_dans_labiblioteque's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This was really interesting and informative history! The chapters were organized well and the focus on specific figures was useful and interesting.
elizabethtm's review against another edition
I might come back to this. But I lost interest.
emz86's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing retelling of one of my favourite eras of history. Fabulous!!
where_sky_and_water_meet's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Definitely much easier to digest than most history books.
I was wary from the introduction claiming that there are no chapters focused on any women as there “isn’t enough evidence to sustain such an extended treatment” and whilst I can understand the lack of evidence it was the wording that concerned me.
Sadly that is a theme throughout the book, talking about women, poor people and non Christian’s as though they are footnotes. Even in the conclusion he goes from talking about over a 100,000 people dying from starvation to then saying that the aristocracy had it worse.
Perhaps it’s the narration that enhanced the tone but either way it left a bad taste behind.
I was wary from the introduction claiming that there are no chapters focused on any women as there “isn’t enough evidence to sustain such an extended treatment” and whilst I can understand the lack of evidence it was the wording that concerned me.
Sadly that is a theme throughout the book, talking about women, poor people and non Christian’s as though they are footnotes. Even in the conclusion he goes from talking about over a 100,000 people dying from starvation to then saying that the aristocracy had it worse.
Perhaps it’s the narration that enhanced the tone but either way it left a bad taste behind.