Talk:A World Lit Only by Fire

This article is no longer a stub, but it still needs attention. There's a little too much "he says", "Manchester says", probably because it was written as a book-report-like summary. Does the book have a thesis? How does it relate to the author's other works, like Magellan? What is the significance of the title? How was it received/reviewed? Katherine Tredwell 21:00, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was not reviewed in positive light for the most part. You see, in the introduction, he admits that he started with a thesis and then looked for whatever would back it up. It makes a variety of historical mistakes, such as getting dates wrong and certain people's ranks incorrect. It spends 50 pages talking about the dirty sex life everyone had back then. Most people are willing to admit that it is not objective, as he speculates a lot, and that it bounces from topic-to-topic. Others feel that it's spectacular. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316545562/ref=dp_return_2/002-8934954-5729668?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books --DarkAdonis255 13:17, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to make it sound less like a book review and more like an encyclopedia article. It'd be nice if someone could review and give an opinion as to whether the cleanup tag is still necessary. Aesshen 16:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I looked on Amazon, and considering that the chronology on page x of the book has "Robin Hood dies" for 1247 and "Vatican revels with naked prostitutes" for 1495, I'm not sure how serious it is. But I guess if people are reading it we need to discuss it? --TrickyApron (talk) 20:14, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]