Since I don't usually read history, I was surprised that I enjoyed this book. It is odd, in that it is a collection of essays about historical figures, but amplified by fictional detail and dialog, in the spirit of Schama, but on steroids. Kind of a Readers Digest vibe though.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Unlikely Heroes, by Ron Carter
Since I don't usually read history, I was surprised that I enjoyed this book. It is odd, in that it is a collection of essays about historical figures, but amplified by fictional detail and dialog, in the spirit of Schama, but on steroids. Kind of a Readers Digest vibe though.
