Jeremy
I appreciated how accessible Emma Southon made this book. I'm a total novice when it comes to reading history and I felt like this was a fantastic choice for someone like me, who was just trying to dip their toes into gaining a broader historical perspective. I think, at times, I found the pop culture references and other quirks of the writing style weren't jiving, but also how can I complain when the author's readable style is what helped to create a non-fiction work that I was able to follow so clearly? I also think Southon is very intentional in this style, helping to humanize these figures who have been mythologized and deified to such an extreme that its hard to see them as human. Overall, I'm left a little conflicted on the prose stylings, but I can't deny that it was effective.
I appreciated how accessible Emma Southon made this book. I'm a total novice when it comes to reading history and I felt like this was a fantastic choice for someone like me, who was just trying to dip their toes into gaining a broader historical perspective. I think, at times, I found the pop culture references and other quirks of the writing style weren't jiving, but also how can I complain when the author's readable style is what helped to create a non-fiction work that I was able to follow so clearly? I also think Southon is very intentional in this style, helping to humanize these figures who have been mythologized and deified to such an extreme that its hard to see them as human. Overall, I'm left a little conflicted on the prose stylings, but I can't deny that it was effective.
I appreciated how accessible Emma Southon made this book. I'm a total novice when it comes to reading history and I felt like this book was fantastic for someone like me, who was just trying to dip their toes into gaining a broader historical perspective. I think, at times, I found the pop culture references and other quirks of the writing style weren't jiving with me, but also how can I complain when the author's readable style is what helped to create a non-fiction work that I was able to follow so clearly? I also think Southon is very intentional in this style, helping to humanize these figures who have been mythologized and deified to such an extreme that its hard to see them as everyday people like us today. Overall, I'm left a little conflicted on the prose stylings, but I can't deny that it was effective.
I appreciated how accessible Emma Southon made this book. I'm a total novice when it comes to reading history and I felt like this book was fantastic for someone like me, who was just trying to dip their toes into gaining a broader historical perspective. I think, at times, I found the pop culture references and other quirks of the writing style weren't jiving with me, but also how can I complain when the author's readable style is what helped to create a non-fiction work that I was able to follow so clearly? I also think Southon is very intentional in this style, helping to humanize these figures who have been mythologized and deified to such an extreme that its hard to see them as everyday people like us today. Overall, I'm left a little conflicted on the prose stylings, but I can't deny that it was effective.
