Elizabeth Boyle (2)Reseñas
Autor de Fierce Appetites: My Year of Untamed Thinking
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Boyle clearly does academia very differently from me, and truth be told I don't think we'd click should we ever meet. I did, however, find myself admiring the passion that she brings to her scholarship, and the evident deep affection that she has for her subjects. She makes some incisive observations about history, and the past, and memory, and her prose is finely turned without being precious about it. This should appeal to a wide range of readers, and even if you're not overly interested in the Ireland of the Early Middle Ages, you might find yourself enjoying this.
(Minor note: I understand why the publishers probably felt like a cover with late medieval European art/motifs was the way to go in selling this book, but it does feel out of place with a book that largely focuses on the history of Ireland pre-1100.)½