there is almost nothing about this interminable book that I found redeeming. It is a chronicle of the 14th century, in all its calamities, both wars and plagues. Perhaps there is an interesting pattern here, but it's drowned out by the author's obsessive research which dries out the tale to the point of complete desiccation. Still, if you enjoy ridiculously long novels as dry as the Gobe, go for it. (1/5 Stars)
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman
there is almost nothing about this interminable book that I found redeeming. It is a chronicle of the 14th century, in all its calamities, both wars and plagues. Perhaps there is an interesting pattern here, but it's drowned out by the author's obsessive research which dries out the tale to the point of complete desiccation. Still, if you enjoy ridiculously long novels as dry as the Gobe, go for it. (1/5 Stars)
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