Yet another book I've decided to reread that I didn't like the first time. There's a massive amount of history being cramed into a small space here, bYet another book I've decided to reread that I didn't like the first time. There's a massive amount of history being cramed into a small space here, but it's good a starting point. Takes us up to 2015 with François Hollande as President of France. I did quite a bit of research on the side while reading this. Every page (maybe even paragraph) was super condensed, and was a little hard to wrap my head around without using the internet to get a grib on the barrage of names, events, and general information being thrown out at the reader. I did get a lot out of this on my second attempt at absorbing this book. ...more
I was reading this a couple of years ago, and gave up halfway through. Then recently I began reading War and Peace, and I figured this would be a goodI was reading this a couple of years ago, and gave up halfway through. Then recently I began reading War and Peace, and I figured this would be a good time to give it another try. Funny how I could dislike a book at one time, and pick it up later and find it wonderful. ...more
This book is good, but not as good as it looks. A serial killer running amok in Nazi occupied France. How much better can it get? This book starts outThis book is good, but not as good as it looks. A serial killer running amok in Nazi occupied France. How much better can it get? This book starts out great, but after about 150 pages, it started to drag. I liked the history of what was going on with the Nazi's in France. It made me want to delve deeper into the subject. The investigation, and later the trial, was what I found to be a bit too drawn out. Other than that, this is a pretty decent book. ...more
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