Title: Take notes!
Product review: This book just returned to me from my brother. It was a gift to me from him 15 months ago after I sustained a cerebral hemmorhage and subsequent brain surgery. My brother has an interest in the historical period covered, and gave the book to me on condition that I loan it to him after I finished reading it. It was a challenge to me at the time, but I did find it quite intriguing, particularly the Rashomon like format, and the inclusion of historical characters, not often met in popular fiction. By the later sections of the book, I found myself strongly wishing I had taken notes earlier, as I was too lazy to reread earlier sections and couldn't remember things in enough detail. I urged my brother to take notes as he was about to undertake his reading. He didn't, and now wishes he had. Read the book, but TAKE NOTES!
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