Reviews

Civilisations by Laurent Binet

saxonnefragile's review against another edition

2.0

C'est vraiment dommage que Binet soit historien de coeur. Le livre se présente sous la forme de 4 parties :
- la première raconte l'arrivée de vikings en Amérique, qui poursuive au Sud transmettant l'immunité face aux maladies aux peuples locaux, ainsi que le cheval et le fer.
- la deuxième se présente sous la forme du journal de Christophe Colomb
- la troisième est une chronique racontant l'arrivée des Incas en Europe
- la quatrième est le récit des aventures de Cervantès (oui celui là)
Loin d'être aussi fantaisiste qu'on pourrait l'espérer, Laurent Binet tente de respecter la prose des chronique de l'époque. Malheureusement, ça sonne faux. De plus, on retrouve les travers de l'uchronie classique, avec un texte surréférencé, qui tente de faire entrer le maximum de personnage historique.
Dommage, comme je l'ai dit que ce livre finisse par ressembler à une suite sans fin de grand hommes, qui fond des rencontres fortuites avec d'autres grands homme.

margamus's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

medzik's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

bet137's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

angela42's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

I love alternative history novels, so this was a great book for me.

To me the first two parts were a bit slow, but the third part (which is the main part of the book) was pretty fast-paced.

I did not like the final part of the book. The fourth/final part detracts from the ending of the third part, which I thought had a well done ending. 

liormaleficent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

angeladobre's review against another edition

3.0

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ashleyk1's review against another edition

adventurous informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

sometimes reads like a history text book, if you’re into that sort of thing

libraleelibros's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

_merel_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75