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I‘ve listened to 5 of this 9 hour audiobook and I‘m sorely disappointed. The vast majority of the book is about King Louis in Versailles and various royal relations and mistresses and little of the “crimes.” The title especially and somewhat the book description are misleading. This month when I‘m trying to read as much as I can, I just can‘t spend the last 4 hours on it. So bailing for now. ⬇️

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So excited to read this one. It‘s been on my tbr so long. Thanks to @CSeydel for choosing it for #trappedinaspookyhouse!

#halloweenatoz #letterC
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper

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I agree! Too many books out there…

RaeLovesToRead I wish I could do this 🤣🤣 I'm so bad at DNFing 6mo
dabbe Otherwise known as #hailingthebailing! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
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KristiAhlers
Napoleon: A Life | Andrew Roberts
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Whilst this is a genuine #chunkster of a read...it's also very detailed read. It almost reads as a work of fiction...although there are brief moments of dry information (as a lover of historical nonfiction this didn't bother me in the slightest) but some readers may find it a little tedious. #bookspin @hearomaofbooks

Kristy_K Great review! I‘m hoping to get to this one later this year. The page count is definitely a little daunting. 7mo
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jlhammar
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Approachable and absorbing social and cultural history. I pulled this off the shelf while reading The Postcard and it turned out to be a great companion read. I went with a combination of audio (good narration) and print (black and white photos throughout).

tpixie Thanks! #europiacollective The Postcard was a moving read! 8mo
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Graywacke
The Return of Martin Guerre | Natalie Zemon Davis, Martin Guerre, Arnault Du Tilh
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Medieval imposture? Arnault Du Tihl learned and remembered every aspect of the missing Martin Guerre and lived as him for 3 yrs, having two children with his wife before he found himself accused of imposture. Then he almost won his case. Fun stuff - a 1980 history book that‘s still quite fascinating, and short. (3.5 hrs on audio, and free on audible)

Lcsmcat There‘s a musical of it by the guys who did Les Mis. Lots of videos on YouTube but here‘s the one I found most quickly: https://youtu.be/8hYXh6CUiN8?si=N6acr0iufDTdPaoO 9mo
Graywacke @Lcsmcat has no idea. I‘m kind a charmed by that! 9mo
Lcsmcat @Graywacke That was what lead me to the book. I found the musical first. It takes some liberties, but then so did Les Mis. 😀 9mo
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Graywacke @Lcsmcat les mis wasn‘t factual?! WHAT!?? 🙂 Les Mis is so long, certainly it had to be cut down (as entertaining as Napoleon‘s failed charge might be on stage). I saw it as a kid and fell in love it before i was even a reader, and long before I read Hugo‘s original. I had the soundtrack on CD in college. 9mo
Lcsmcat @Graywacke I have 3 versions: London, Broadway, and the original concept album which is in French. I listened to them so much it about drove my husband mad. 😂 9mo
Graywacke @Lcsmcat one more day to revolution! I think i had the Broadway version. We saw it in London (my second time seeing it…1st time was in Miami) Would have been about 1988. 9mo
Lcsmcat @Graywacke I saw the touring company in Salt Lake. It was my 40th birthday present and we had 10th row seats. It was marvelous! 9mo
Graywacke @Lcsmcat wonderful! ❤️ 9mo
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mjtwo
Napoleon the Great | Andrew Roberts
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A long and thorough account of Napoleon‘s life. No idea why I decided to listen to this. There were a lot of battles and a large number of men and horses died. Roberts does not villainise Napoleon but it is difficult to view him as a hero, particularly after the disastrous Russian campaign. I do know significantly more about Napoleon, and to a lesser extent his contemporaries, than I did at the start of the 37+ hours.