The Year 1000

Mediocre to good, but it's a quick and easy read. The central conceit– which is not advertised anywhere in the book, presumably to make it more palatable to people buying it for the Y2K novelty when it was originally published– is deeper than it seems.

The book takes you through a medieval calendar and talks about the cultural associations with that month, the traditions, the holidays, and the work of the average peasant. As books about the average person are punishingly rare, especially for this period, this book is valuable for a researcher. Recommended, but don't expect much analysis.