A review by shirp
The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death by Jill Lepore

2.0

"A History" - Very specific, American history with a political slant. Loosely tied narratives that are sometimes forced in a very convuluted way. I did learn things, but the overall structure and depth of information, as well as the author's conclusions, leave something to be desired. These chapters were probably better as they originally appeared as stand-alone essays in the New Yorker.