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A review by italsma
A Castle in England by Jamie Rhodes
3.0
A pleasant discovery from my local library that I found while scanning the shelves. This book offers a lot of interesting insight into the history of the English castle and has an interesting perspective on how the role of the castle, and the people within it, changed over the centuries. The artwork and overall tactility of the book is fabulous (what I've come to expect from all Nobrow books!) Especially love the limited color palette as it ties all of the stories together.
Unfortunately, the narrative component doesn't quite keep up -- the actual historical facts seem sketchy and some of the narrative sequencing is downright confusing. Many of the stories could only be fully appreciated with the addition of the historical context (much repeated from the introduction) following each chapter.
Would love to see a continuation to this series with more robust storytelling.
Unfortunately, the narrative component doesn't quite keep up -- the actual historical facts seem sketchy and some of the narrative sequencing is downright confusing. Many of the stories could only be fully appreciated with the addition of the historical context (much repeated from the introduction) following each chapter.
Would love to see a continuation to this series with more robust storytelling.