I noticed that you've reviewed five books by Mrs. Goodwin, a large number considering you've only really liked one of them. Most of the time when you review multiple books by one author, there's maybe one or two you don't like. Why review so many books by an author you don't seem to care for?
She writes about subjects that interest me. I love American political history. Unfortunately, I find her approach is usually too sentimental, allowing her sunny take on human nature to crowd out tougher questions. Rivals is a great masterpiece, one of the best books on Lincoln I've read. The Kennedys and the Fitzgeralds is good, too. I've actually met her. She lived in my town for a time (Concord) and I used to run into her in the grocery store.
I noticed that you've reviewed five books by Mrs. Goodwin, a large number considering you've only really liked one of them. Most of the time when you review multiple books by one author, there's maybe one or two you don't like. Why review so many books by an author you don't seem to care for?
She writes about subjects that interest me. I love American political history. Unfortunately, I find her approach is usually too sentimental, allowing her sunny take on human nature to crowd out tougher questions. Rivals is a great masterpiece, one of the best books on Lincoln I've read. The Kennedys and the Fitzgeralds is good, too. I've actually met her. She lived in my town for a time (Concord) and I used to run into her in the grocery store.