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The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern

aceandmasa's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.5

poetskings's review

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challenging informative fast-paced

3.75

jasna1978's review against another edition

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informative mysterious

3.0

jack_w16's review against another edition

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2.0

Fine comprehensive history of the Borgias. I was hoping for more on the rich array of conspiracies, whether true or debunked, of this notorious family--at the least, some sidebars--but was met mostly with political and military minutia. I read just after Strathern's Medici book and definitely preferred the first, though together they provide a nice crossover.

jossreviews's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.5

scylla87's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

caidyn's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

Some of the details in here felt like something out of Showtime's show, but I still really enjoyed reading this.

plaidpladd's review against another edition

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4.0

Really interesting overview, and very well-written and researched. I feel prepared to read some historical fiction now.

librosylagrimas's review against another edition

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3.0

no sé como el autor logró hacer que una familia tan interesante se sintiera tan aburrida

katymvt's review

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4.0

2019 Pop Sugar Reading challenge: a book published in 2019.

This book was very interesting and informative and I really found myself being drawn into the Borgias' world. I think the author did a good job of showing them as 3 dimensional people and not cartoon villains (although I could see how that would be easy to do).

The edition I was reading, which as a different cover than the one shown here, had a quite a few typos.