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terrypaulpearce's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this. There were some really smart ideas, and the man can obviously turn some delicious prose. But it just felt like too much hard slog for not quite enough reward for me. The density just made it feel too much like work and not enough like pleasure, so, worthy as I'm sure it is, I gave up.
evakristin's review
5.0
Very challenging, but extremely satisfying. I don’t think I‘ve ever come across anything remotely like this kind of vocabulary. The language takes some time getting used to, but if you can get through the first pages (a mesmerizing description of the life of herring(!) in the Bay of Bothnia), you are in for a wild ride through Western European (and African!) history, geography and myths, with one delicious epiphany after the other, where everything and everyone is connected in the most surprising ways!
One thing is for sure, I have a new fascination for, and fear of, rats!
One thing is for sure, I have a new fascination for, and fear of, rats!
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