Negative Positive
Title: Less Than Meets the Eye
Review: Frankly, I was disappointed with this book. On the plus side, the illustrations are numerous and fascinating. The book is a treasury of portraits, maps, and timelines. The text is another matter. Throughout, the author adopts the role of papal apologist far more often than the role of objective historian. For those who would like their papal history without the rose-colored glasses, I would recommend McBrien's, "Lives of the Popes", De Rosa's, "Vicars of Christ", and J.N.D. Kelly's, "Oxford Dictionary of Popes".
Is the review positive or negative? 