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A review by oashackelford
If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley
4.0
If Walls Could Talk offers a look into history and into all of the items in the home that we now take for granted. Lucy Worsley will take you through the four main rooms in the house that have been around for most of history, the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, and walk you through the room's different purposes throughout time, as well as different inventions that changed each room. Worsley offers us a look into the way that things used to be done, and how we functioned before the advent of electricity and modern convenience.
I liked this book a lot and I liked the way that the author introduced and brought you through the changes of each of the rooms. Since I listened to an audio book version of this book I will admit that at times the discussion seemed to meander, but I soon realized that it was because of the way that the reader was reading the chapter titles, I just wasn't noticing them clearly. I do disagree with the conclusion of the book, that we will one day have to return to a more mediaeval style of living because we will one day run out of resources, I think that there is some really good research being done into more renewable resources, so I think things will change again rather than revert, but I do still think that it is a good idea to know where our ancestors came from and how they did things to help inform us when things do get tough.
I liked this book a lot and I liked the way that the author introduced and brought you through the changes of each of the rooms. Since I listened to an audio book version of this book I will admit that at times the discussion seemed to meander, but I soon realized that it was because of the way that the reader was reading the chapter titles, I just wasn't noticing them clearly. I do disagree with the conclusion of the book, that we will one day have to return to a more mediaeval style of living because we will one day run out of resources, I think that there is some really good research being done into more renewable resources, so I think things will change again rather than revert, but I do still think that it is a good idea to know where our ancestors came from and how they did things to help inform us when things do get tough.