cloppythemule 's review for:

Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin

5.0

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A loveable arsehole from a few hundred years ago, Samuel Pepys reminds me a little of a human Pooh Bear. He cheats on his wife, he gets excited about his food, he buries his cheese in the garden to protect it from the great fire of London; he is very human, fallible and relatable. This book squeezes time and makes the 1600s feel not that long ago at all.