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Title: Not engaging - reads like a reference book at times
Review: I read a lot of non-fiction and thought this would be a fascinating read. It was one of those books that had an interesting basic storyline, but unfortunately, was written more like a reference book at times. I felt that the author did a great deal of research and wanted to stuff all the facts into the book, whether or not they were relevant to the main story (or at all interesting). This made it tedious at times. I seem to remember too many trivial details bogging things down. I'm afraid I was bored. I commend the author for the hard work. I just wish it had been a more focused effort on making it an interesting read.
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