A review by snommers
Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe

3.0

There's too much background history (or the author doesn't tell it well, which is also a problelm) and it takes the author too long to tell his story, but this is interesting, just not as interesting as "The Writing of the Gods" (about the Rosetta Stone). What I found interesting is why it took so long to 'decode' Maya writing and how the various experts got there. What I didn't find so interesting is some of the backstories of the key players, mostly because the author doesn't tell a good story and weave it together very well. There's some interesting characters with strong personalities that get in the way by 'beating down' others with new ideas, but I think the author needed some help telling his story.