A review by brogan7
The Very Short, Entirely True History of Unicorns by Sarah Laskow

informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

This text was interesting but written in such a dumbed-down style.  I almost want to analyze the sentences to figure out how she ended up writing it in such stilted English.  Is it good for young readers?  I don't know, it felt simpery to me, like the tone was less one of engagement and more one of exclamation.  Everything seemed to try to fit into a two-page spread, and things of some import were given very little weight. For instance, in the chapter on one-horned creatures with a black market for their body parts, she describes the price per pound of rhinoceros horn powder as if it's a high tower of blocks.  There's no sense of the horror of that statement, it's just "wow!" 

However, on the up side, she does mention both sets of unicorn tapestries, she talks about narwhals, and the first third of the book is overall good, if a little superficial.