The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume I
B**8
Informative
If you like history this is a good read describing a period in time of what was very likely the greatest and most influential nation recorded.
G**P
Towering Work - This audio book will extend your enjoyment.
The book is a towering work and this audio version makes it easier to digest. The narrators style is appropriate but perhaps a little too fast as the text demands your attention - which is why I have only given it four stars, .The book itself deserves SIX stars. If you get distracted for a few moments, you can often find you have missed a key moment in the story. I have tried to slow it down on my iPhone, but the slowed version sounds like the narrator has suffered a partial stroke, and the voicing loses energy.Gibbon's style and phrasing sometimes takes effort at times to disentangle, but it is always worth the effort. Probably the most visceral and engaging book I have read in 40 years. The chapter on Commodus took my breath away and left me staggering. For anyone wondering whether this book is worth their interest, I just suggest, listen to any chapter, any chapter....
D**Y
Book in great condition— but it’s Vol II.
Hate to leave a bad review because the book is in great shape, it just isn’t the one I ordered. I intended to buy the whole set anyway, so it’s no biggee, but now I’ve got to buy another book before I can start it.
E**A
Learning about history
Well written.Clearly explained and invited to learn more about such a powerful empire in ancient civilization.
F**D
Writer's style
The author's sentence structure is way too complex as it interferes with the flow of thought.
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