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This book has been on my “want to read” list for years, so I was delighted when I found a used copy for £2 last week.
It wasn’t remotely what I expected. The idea was good - a guide (Ian Mortimer) taking you on a tour of Medieval England, describing everything in present tense. While I appreciate the work and dedication it took to achieve such detail, the book was so dry that I found myself bored quite often and forcing myself to finish. That is NOT normal for me with anything history-related, and that speaks volumes about the less-than-ideal execution of a splendid book idea.
I appreciated some facts I learned along the way, but mostly this was a hard book to get through (not as in challenging, as in majorly dull), and I drank lots of tea and coffee to help keep me awake through it.
It wasn’t remotely what I expected. The idea was good - a guide (Ian Mortimer) taking you on a tour of Medieval England, describing everything in present tense. While I appreciate the work and dedication it took to achieve such detail, the book was so dry that I found myself bored quite often and forcing myself to finish. That is NOT normal for me with anything history-related, and that speaks volumes about the less-than-ideal execution of a splendid book idea.
I appreciated some facts I learned along the way, but mostly this was a hard book to get through (not as in challenging, as in majorly dull), and I drank lots of tea and coffee to help keep me awake through it.