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A review by ameyawarde
If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
4.0
Disclaimer: I love Lucy Worsley and want to be her when i grow up (please ignore any so-called facts which suggest I am already grown up. They are not true.) So, I am completely biased. But only because I am already familiar with her and as a fellow history nerd, adore her. Also, this isn't an academic book, so I'm just reviewing it as a book about history aimed at people much less into history than I am.
I watched her TV program this book was based off of years and years ago, and finally got around to listening to this book, and now I'm on a library waitlist to get the ebook version so I can annoy friends and families with lots of interesting excerpts! I'd recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in the idea of the history of our homes (though it is, of course, very British), as It's great pop-history introduction to the subject.
As always, her style is very conversational, and, especially if you're familiar with her TV programs, you can't help but hear the whole thing said in her voice.
Though there are some facts that, while common urban legends, aren't verifiably true (like the term "sleep tight"'s origins-- though honestly all the "debunkers" dont make good arguments, imo), but nothing egregious or that someone wont hear from most other non-academic books/programs/many museums on the subject.
I watched her TV program this book was based off of years and years ago, and finally got around to listening to this book, and now I'm on a library waitlist to get the ebook version so I can annoy friends and families with lots of interesting excerpts! I'd recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in the idea of the history of our homes (though it is, of course, very British), as It's great pop-history introduction to the subject.
As always, her style is very conversational, and, especially if you're familiar with her TV programs, you can't help but hear the whole thing said in her voice.
Though there are some facts that, while common urban legends, aren't verifiably true (like the term "sleep tight"'s origins-- though honestly all the "debunkers" dont make good arguments, imo), but nothing egregious or that someone wont hear from most other non-academic books/programs/many museums on the subject.