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Title: Doesn't make you want to keep reading...
Review: I will first say that I love ancient history and especially early works of art and why they were made. So I went into this book thinking I would love it as well. Unfortunately, that was not the case. While the book does present the factual evidence very clearly, it fails to capture the interest of the reader. Boorstin's writing is very dry, and while I realize he was not writing stories here, he could have done something that would make readers want to keep going. The material is fascinating, but certainly not the way it is presented. I believe when I started reading about exactly how long it would take concrete to dry in ancient Rome I decided that watching my fingernails grow would be more interesting.
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