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If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History Of The Home (2011)

by Lucy Worsley(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0571259529 (ISBN13: 9780571259526)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Faber & Faber

review 1: Lucy Worsley takes us through a panorama of society, basing her ideas around four rooms: The Bedroom, The Bathroom, The Living Area and The Kitchen. She does this with much empathy, treating anyone highlighted as human, and not leaving any strata of society out, and it is because of this that you feel like she has achieved a great sense of representation throughout history. Her style of writing is very easy to read and peppered with humour, whilst still being highly informative. Not exactly suitable for academic study, but that is hardly the purpose of the book (if you really wanted to use it for such purposes, she includes a comprehensive bibliography). Absolutely fantastic, a joyful, hilarious and at times somewhat sobering read that is very down-to-Earth and hu... moremane.
review 2: I love the concept, but the novel itself concentrated on England, and specifically, England from a set time period on down. The way the book was formatted with exceedingly short chapters set up a structure that encouraged repetition and prevented the author from delving deeply into any one topic. The book was also peppered with sidenotes about the origin of phrases that felt like "just-so" stories, especially since there were NO FOOTNOTES. less

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