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Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick
This wasn't exactly what I was expecting in terms of writing as well as the premise of the book.
I had anticipated the book to be written similarly to [b:In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex|17780|In the Heart of the Sea The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex|Nathaniel Philbrick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335902168s/17780.jpg|1640941], which had many facts but was similar to a novel in its storytelling.
Mayflower was rather dry and, whereas I did learn a great deal, I found myself drowning in a sea of facts. The book, as a friend had mentioned, reads more like a textbook, thus less enjoyable.
As far as the story, I was expecting to learn more about the voyage (although it was established that there isn't much in the way of resources on the journey) and about the social aspects in the Pilgrim and/or Puritan communities. I'd have to say that a quarter of the story revolved around community and culture with the other 3/4 dedicated to King Philip's War. Perhaps, the title should have indicated more about Pilgrim/Puritan and Native relations since that was the bulk of the book.
3 stars
I had anticipated the book to be written similarly to [b:In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex|17780|In the Heart of the Sea The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex|Nathaniel Philbrick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335902168s/17780.jpg|1640941], which had many facts but was similar to a novel in its storytelling.
Mayflower was rather dry and, whereas I did learn a great deal, I found myself drowning in a sea of facts. The book, as a friend had mentioned, reads more like a textbook, thus less enjoyable.
As far as the story, I was expecting to learn more about the voyage (although it was established that there isn't much in the way of resources on the journey) and about the social aspects in the Pilgrim and/or Puritan communities. I'd have to say that a quarter of the story revolved around community and culture with the other 3/4 dedicated to King Philip's War. Perhaps, the title should have indicated more about Pilgrim/Puritan and Native relations since that was the bulk of the book.
3 stars