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stevenrouk's review against another edition
3.0
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and found it full of interesting information, wit, and thought provoking questions. I was impressed at how the author was able to weave so many ideas and biographies together, and his descriptions of the life and times of previous people were lively. Giving it only 3 stars, however, due to the false confidence that the author asserted in certain incorrect statements about reality, as well as being rather Euro-centric. (I was, however, pleasantly surprised at the nuance with which the author discussed certain issues of gender and race and colonization.) In general a great read if you understand the limitations and don't look to this book as a single authoritative source.
autumnloveswords's review against another edition
I had to read this for english class. did i enjoy it? no. am I going to count it towards my reading goal count? yes.
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