A review by sujuv
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at An Answer by Sarah Bakewell

4.0

I knew almost nothing about Montaigne before reading this book, an insightful and entertaining look into the man, his essays, and his legacy for following generations. While it didn't have as much of an impact on me as her book about the existentialists - likely because that took place in the 20th century and encompassed historical figures and events more familiar to me - this book took me to 16th century France and into the life of a surprisingly modern man whose ideas about "how to live" resonate today.