A review by zenithharpink
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline, Barry S. Strauss

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

As an audiobook, this was reminiscent of a college lecture - dry enough that it's simply impossible to retain all the info, yet interesting enough that it's not worth dropping the class outright.  The author was the reader, and his passion for the material was apparent, but his ability to deliver this (either in his writing or his spoken delivery) in anything but an overly pedantic way was too much to ask. 

I like the topic, but without grounding the info in people's behaviors and personalities, it all runs together somewhat. This was a bit of a slog, though well-researched. Although a "feature" of this time in history, the "we will or may never know" aspect of a lot of details really drove me crazy and made clear I was right not to become an archaeologist :D

I recommend to dedicated fans of this historical period. It's an absolute wealth of information!