Amanda M.

Fascinating information!

Revisado: 01-12-24

I was concerned that the age of this book (nearly 30 years) would lead to some obviously outdated information, but other than some mild language, nothing really popped out. Very enjoyable!

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Engaging and informative!

Revisado: 02-07-23

I didn't learn much about Napoleon in school, and this was a fascinating and thorough way to educate myself. the author clearly loves the subject matter, and gives incredible historical detail from first hand accounts.

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So Expansive and So Interesting!

Revisado: 10-13-22

I would completely recommend this book to anyone interested in ancient Egypt! The narrator did a wonderful job putting together a very long history without becoming a droning parade of facts. It kept me interested throughout! The next time I go to a museum I will have a much better understanding of the greater context of the Egyptian artefacts within.

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So Helpful!

Revisado: 10-13-22

I had a blind spot in my knowledge for Eastern European history and this was so helpful. I loved the explanations of individual stories alongside the greater political movements. A great listen! I would absolutely recommend it!

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Uhh and Umm

Revisado: 10-13-22

Do not bother with this course. I've never returned a Great Courses course before and I'm getting my credit back on this one.
The professor presented Chinese history as a series of droning facts about the elite, with hardly any wider context for why things were happening, the common people, or the relevant activities of China's neighboring countries. As others have said, he would have benefitted from a script, as "Uhh"and "Umm" take up about a tenth of his speech. This is probably the worst narration I have heard in any Audible book.
I had to give up on the book in the 1800s, when the professor managed to make the Opium War boring. I'm going to go look for a better book on this subject.

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I guess everything is a secret society?

Revisado: 05-02-21

It really jumped around a lot. The argument for the book was that secret societies have a lot of definitions, so everything can be a secret society. That's fine, but if all of Western history is secret societies, then this book is really just a sped up overview of all of Western history with spooky questions occasionally thrown in, which I feel is far too broad for one book. I suppose it just wasn't what I wanted.

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Great voice, boring and underwhelming story

Revisado: 05-02-21

I'm used to YA books spending the first fifth of the book explaining why the protagonist's life is bad, but got a third of the way in to this one and could barely discern a plot or any character motivation for Gideon. Sassy quips and "I like swords" isn't enough personality for me. My friends that liked it mostly think the main character is super hot, so I guess that's enough to keep them interested.

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Awesome and exactly what I wanted!

Revisado: 01-05-21

This was awesome! It's obviously a deeply rooted and fascinating subject, but it was incredibly cool to hear about Native American history before European contact. I am exhausted by histories of exclusively indigenous suffering, and it's a joy to hear a history of their triumphs and incredible achievements. I am even more excited to see the completed Native American section of Chicago's Field Museum after learning so much about the civilizations in this book.

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Very Little Story, Mostly Advertising Batuu

Revisado: 09-24-19

I was excited to read this because I enjoyed the Phasma book so much, but the story of this one was very lacking. I also knew it would be very promotional of the new Galaxy's Edge area of Hollywood Studios, but it only added a little to the lore/worldbuilding of that area. It didn't contain anything you wouldn't hear in the banter with the cast members there. An interesting book for tying in so precisely to the theme park, but not very entertaining. I hoped for more about the history or deeper culture of Batuu while enjoying an exciting story, but it was pretty bland. I probably would have liked it more if I were a kid, but there's a weirdly large amount of torture for it to be a book for tweens.

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70% Feelings, 30% History

Revisado: 06-21-18

I was looking for a book on the history of black American southern cooking. I was expecting discomfort because of the horrible history of slavery, but it's actually a book about a 21st century guy learning about the history, saying a snippet of it, and then taking 70% of the book to poetically explain how this makes him feel about his place in the narrative. While I respect everyone's right to discover themselves, that isn't exactly a history or documentary about food history. I didn't come here for subjective feelings about how much the author feels obligated to like or not like chitterlings. If someone is interested in a more emotional review of this with a bit of history sprinkled in, then you'll love it, but I couldn't get past chapter three.

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