danskfred 's review for:

1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies

2.0

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Although this book was really interesting and intellectually stimulating, in terms of rethinking history that’s been drilled into us. It was very long and I think it could have been condensed into a few hundred less pages. The evidence it gives is overwhelming and seemingly indisputable. But by the end of the book I was just waiting for it to be over, feeling exhausted. I felt like I was being given the same information in almost all of the book. Maybe that’s an issue with how it was formatted? As evidence in each region is pretty similar. I would recommend a read or even just a look into the history it talks about, but stamina is required to keep your brain engaged for the entire book.