Frances answers “Does anyone know if this book is supposed...”

Harmony asked this question about Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1):

Does anyone know if this book is supposed to read like a novel or more like a history text book?

Frances It reads like popular history. Y'know, the likes of David McCullough or Doris Kearns Goodwin. To someone who doesn't read those kind of books, that ma…moreIt reads like popular history. Y'know, the likes of David McCullough or Doris Kearns Goodwin. To someone who doesn't read those kind of books, that may be a meaningless distinction, but to me, the difference between a David McCullough book and a textbook is far larger than the difference between a popular history and a novel written in omniscient POV.(less)

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