Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I read The Revolutionary for a book club and that is the only reason I was able to finish this monotonous read. I wanted to love it because I listened to a podcast with Schiff and knew how much work and years of research go into her novels. While it was interesting to learn about Samuel Adams, a profound historical figure that was central to the American Revolution yet one we hear so little about, this book just dragged. It was a utter slog to get through. Everyone I chatted with in book club is struggling to get through it. We all let out a collective sigh when each of us learned that we were not the only one finding this book to be a bore. It is not concise and difficult to follow. I had to often reread passages to figure out who Schiff was talking about. There would randomly be a "big" word that just seemed to be plucked from a thesaurus. The editing on this book was really lacking. I just had to set a daily goal of 10-15 pages per day just to get through this. That is unfortunate because I do think Samuel Adams' contribution to the revolution could be a fascinating book. Unfortunately this isn't it.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
A 2022 staff favorite recommended by Rob. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sthe%20revolutionary%20schiff__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
informative
slow-paced
informative
inspiring
It's really nice to have a biography about someone who was undoubtedly very influential but not someone who particularly tried to be or sought the limelight. Adams was an interesting man during a very interesting time and especially as an American it was cool to get a more nuanced view of the situation at the time.
Lots of history. Kind of went off the path about describing and talking about him . Slow paced