Title: Interesting Person -- Not So Interesting Biography
Product review: Richard Francis Burton is a giant figure in history, an amazing individual whose originality and bravery stood out in Victorian England. Although you'd think it would be tough to make the man who introduced the Kama Sutra to the West boring, that's exactly what Edward Rice succeeds in doing. The writing itself is not bad, but the narrative of Burton's life seems to wander aimlessly, as if the complexity of the man overwhelmed the biographer. I'm normally a fan of big, dense histories, but I almost couldn't get through this one, which is a rarity for me. Take a pass on this one.
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