Learned a lot and it was great to read it while I was traveling there. I had always viewed the Nordic countries as all the same, but it was eye opening to learn about their differences. Booth writes well and added a lot of humor, much like Bill Bryson.

Enjoyed the history about 1890s Paris and all the great artists and enjoyed Moore's irreverent style. The inherent sexism in the Muse premise poses some problems, but I still enjoyed the book.