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A review by chalametenthusiast
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
5.0
This took the author 15 years to write, and I’m quite certain the same amount passed during my reading.
My shoddy brain can’t fathom the amount of research that went into something like this. Normally history books read as a collection of dates and events briefly explained, and within days I could provide, at best, a breakdown equivalent to that of a 7th grader who just did their history title page.
This book was different. Somehow the narrative makes total sense, flows beautifully, and avoids listing (for the most part) facts, stats, and dates ad nauseam. Which seems impossible when you’re trying to provide a narrative tying together 25+ countries over 60+ years.
If you’ve read this far, congrats you’ve read about as much text as this tome I’m reviewing. Sorry. Word of advice, don’t read this book unless you’re a complete sicko or happen to have zero responsibility and perfect weather for two months.
My shoddy brain can’t fathom the amount of research that went into something like this. Normally history books read as a collection of dates and events briefly explained, and within days I could provide, at best, a breakdown equivalent to that of a 7th grader who just did their history title page.
This book was different. Somehow the narrative makes total sense, flows beautifully, and avoids listing (for the most part) facts, stats, and dates ad nauseam. Which seems impossible when you’re trying to provide a narrative tying together 25+ countries over 60+ years.
If you’ve read this far, congrats you’ve read about as much text as this tome I’m reviewing. Sorry. Word of advice, don’t read this book unless you’re a complete sicko or happen to have zero responsibility and perfect weather for two months.