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A review by troystory
Masters of the Word: How Media Shaped History from the Alphabet to the Internet by William J. Bernstein
4.0
Wow, what an incredible book. I usually don't read history books that aren't about the ancient Romans or Greeks, so I was really hoping this book would be worthwhile - and it was. I was so captivated by it! Bernstein writes well, and his ideas flow beautifully from one chapter to the next. This is a really amazing book, engulfing thousands of years of history, but tying it all up in an extremely easy-to-understand and well-written way. I absolutely loved reading this book.
Side note:
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because there are some things that it helps to have background knowledge on (in that the book doesn't fully explain it, and it could be confusing). I was lucky enough to have learned about some of the events and concepts already, so I filled in all the missing pieces.
Apart from that, this was definitely one of my favourite history books by far. I can't recommend it enough!
Side note:
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because there are some things that it helps to have background knowledge on (in that the book doesn't fully explain it, and it could be confusing). I was lucky enough to have learned about some of the events and concepts already, so I filled in all the missing pieces.
Apart from that, this was definitely one of my favourite history books by far. I can't recommend it enough!