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Title: Mediocre, little better than dirt
Review: Hundreds of pages filled with dry prose makes this book no better than any of the timeless classics nobody wants to read. I picked this book up at the airport in August of 2002 and I still haven't finished reading it. I wish I could say Rice could have cut out a few hundred pages, but sadly, they are all necessary, as she has successfully created an over-elaborate mess of history that noone really cares about. If you like books that drag on and on, by all means, get this in both hardcover and paperback.
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