Laura's Reviews > Lost London

Lost London by Hermione Hobhouse
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books

by
170420
's review
Jun 21, 10

2 of 5 stars
bookshelves: mt-bookpile-2010, old-reads
Read in June, 2010

This could have been a really fascinating book, but the prose style was a bit much (how many "very important" buildings or "serious losses" were there? repetition tends to lessen the impact of those words). There was also minimal discussion of each building, another disappointing factor. Finally, there should have been more maps and more "after" photos. The redeeming quality was the photos of the lost buildings (lost to the Blitz, poor planning and deliberate destruction).

Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read Lost London.
sign in »

No comments have been added yet.