Milo Dendy answers “Two questions: 1) does this book read like...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome:

Two questions: 1) does this book read like a textbook? And 2) how unbiased is it? Eurocentric? AntiEurocentric? I want neither.

Milo Dendy Breanna,
I think you'll really like this book. It was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award. It is pretty conversational for a non…moreBreanna,
I think you'll really like this book. It was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award. It is pretty conversational for a non-fiction, having a lot of anecdotes. Beard reasons with the reader on whether certain versions of Rome's history (notably Gibbons') should be accepted as fact or not. Check out my review for examples.(less)

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