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London's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary But True Stories (2008)

by Tom Quinn(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1861059760 (ISBN13: 9781861059765)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Anova Books

review 1: This is a very nice collection of tales full of humour and fun historical information. If you have ever been curious about what goes on behind the scenes in history, this would be a perfect book to choose. This book is not extremely lengthy, but moves progressively forward to the future from the distant past, recounting some of the most hair-raising and comical events in local history. What I liked about this book more than anything, was the voice of the narrator. Rather than a stiff, formal approach, the book felt very conversational and easy going. There were multiple parts that made me laugh. If you like learning about history and want to have a few smiles along the way, this is an excellent choice. This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher and pro... morevided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.
review 2: This book was an interesting read. Many of the stories I had heard about but there were some new stories. I liked the chronological organisation as this give structure to the book.However in my opinion this book had two major flaws:- There were a number of occasions where they author gave his own political viewpoint; this in my opinion distracted from the content of the book.- This book was superficial; although very readable I found after reading the articles I wanted more. The book could have gone into more depth; I doubt there was little (if anything) in this book that could not be found in wikipedia entries. less

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