i have read a couple of rutherfurd’s novels - i don’t much care for fiction, but ”faction” histories are okay.
war and peace was torture - the second half was throwing good time after time wasted. someone later told me that history buffs read the war bits and ignored the soapy bits, while others read the soapy story bits and skipped over the war bits.
the greatest torture of all was the lord of the rings. it should have stopped with the hobbit.
i’ve read all 9 of the outlander books - i think of them as the single longest book i’ve ever read. (the tv series don;t come close to doing the books justice)
i hope you enjoy Sarum, but if you don’t find it engaging, read something else. life’s too short, and there are too many other books to ignore 📚
Maude Nificent /
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