marykir

marykir reviewed Monarchs of the Nile 8 hours ago.

“ Too many monarchs and too few details for anyone other than the usual suspects to stand out from the crowd. ”

marykir reviewed The First Emperor of China. 12 days ago.

“ While this book is titled "The First Emperor of China" and subtitled "the greatest archeological find of our time", the focus... ”

marykir reviewed Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind (Modern Library Chronicles) 2 weeks ago.

“ Not quite what I expected. This is more of an overview of the study of prehistory than an overview of prehistory itself. And... ”

marykir reviewed The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession 2 weeks ago.

“ Fascinating. I learned a lot about events I thought I knew about, like Cook's voyage to Australia and the mutiny on the... ”

marykir reviewed The Unquiet Bones: The First Chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon 2 weeks ago.

“ A decent first effort. The author avoids injecting lengthy history lessons that suck the life out of the plot (a common... ”