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Gratuitous

Revisado: 02-29-24

Giving two stars because I appreciate the attempt at covering more cultures than most books. I am used to history books covering the awful ways that people tortured and killed one another many centuries or millennia ago, and offering details about people's sex lives that are somewhat shocking today. But this book goes farther than any other. I could only listen to about 20% of it before I'd had enough. There really is no need to go into such detail about methods of killing people or precisely what was done while raping underage slaves. Just gross.

Also, some of the narrators are terrible. They can't pronounce common words or they recite the text in a sing-song voice that is irritating.

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Wide ranging and informative

Revisado: 09-15-23

I really enjoyed this book. Its breadth and depth kept me entertained and fascinated. I have listened to many audiobooks and lectures on the middle ages, but this one really went into detail on a lot of topics that the others gloss over. Very educational. Some of these chapters should be adapted for TV! Also, the narration was very pleasant and easy to listen to.

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Interesting approach, weird delivery

Revisado: 06-27-23

I like the overview of the Middle Ages as it occurred throughout the world. Obviously there can't be too much detail when you have such a wide scope.

It would be much better if it were narrated by the person that wrote it though. Other courses sound like you're listening to a professor give a lecture, but this woman's odd phrasing and intonation make it sound like she's delivering the evening news. It's harder to retain much information when it's delivered this way.

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excellent

Revisado: 05-31-23

Full of info you just don't get anywhere else! I thought I knew a decent bit about these civilizations, but this course gave me a new appreciation and understanding of what it was like to live at that time.

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Best credit I've spent!

Revisado: 02-21-23

This course was so entertaining and useful! Anyone can benefit from this, whether you are traveling or not. The information you learn can even be useful in interacting with people who were born and raised in the same culture you were. Differences in how people view the world and what they value pop up all the time, and the key to navigating these is understanding where it comes from. Loved this course.

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Sigh. Pretty good, I guess.

Revisado: 01-18-23

The content was great, but the narrator's frequent sighing was annoying. The last lecture was pretty unnecessary, though, and was obviously added as filler.

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awful narration

Revisado: 01-12-23

I couldn't stand to listen to one of the characters due to his overacting and the sound of his voice. I couldn't get past the second chapter.

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disappointed

Revisado: 11-30-16

too expensive for not even two hours of listening. there's not much of a story either... you don't really learn anything new about the characters or overall story.

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