Title: So much history (herstory?) buried under flip nonsense.
Review: I feel sorry for the author, Vicky Leon, who is trying to appeal to the cheap side of her readers, if there is such a thing. She obviously has done a good amount of research, but her cliched, hackneyed writing style and attempts to be "cute" make it impossible for me to read with seriousness or enjoyment. Frankly, and I must admit this with some guilt, I bought the book just for factual information-- names, dates, general data-- but with chapter headings such as "Pharaohs, Physicians, Fat Cats & Filly-Fanciers" and "Singers, Sexual Stand-Ins & a Sassy Slave or Two" and practically every sentence containing duds such as "good old Sam," "put him off," "let it all hang out," "dear old grandma," etc., etc., etc., it's impinging on a clear desire to learn what I should already know....Ok, if I'm such a deadbeat, let's make it two and a half stars.
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