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martha_is_reading's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
I'm a big fan of all of these types of books profiling iconic people from history and overall I quite liked this one. However, the sections where the author speculated how the icon might advise on everyday childhood issues (e.g. you don't want to tidy your room) were bizarre / tenuous in the majority of cases. A couple made sense but one answer was along the lines of "luckily your parents aren't a totalitarian regime so you should probably just do your homework / tidy your room". I recognise that I'm not the target audience as I am an adult, but I don't think I would have found that relatable as a child either!
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