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Good but not my cup of tea

Revisado: 05-19-23

This book feels so slow because it concentrates so heavily on what the characters are feeling and not so much on what they are doing. I can understand why people would be attracted to this but, for me, this story felt like it wouldn’t end after a while.

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Just as satisfying as the web series

Revisado: 01-02-23

This work makes classical literature approachable without sacrificing the source material. This is a fantastic resource and I legitimately wished they would write a textbook because this is a far more effective method of introducing people to great works of literature than more traditional methods

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Everything I expected

Revisado: 12-19-22

The performance was really well done. It helped me stay engaged with the material. It’s a long story and not having an engaging performer would make it harder to get through

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It's a lot to take in, I tell you what

Revisado: 04-05-20

I am a history student and I am interested in early Christianity. I was already familiar with many of the concepts brought forth by Ehrman but, after reading his work, I feel more confident in my understanding in the evolution of Christian theology. This is a very complex topic and yet Ehrman was able to explain the nuances of the early Christian world and historical methodology in a very approachable way. Though I think Ehrman approached this topic with sensitivity, he never deviated from his scholarly approach. I am very impressed!

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Great scholarship

Revisado: 03-31-20

Perkins gives a concise, nuanced, and compelling discussion on how to approach late antiquity. Definitely worth a read if you are interested in how Rome deviled and how the medieval period began.

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A great book for beginners or casual readers of religious history

Revisado: 02-22-20

I was skeptical at first but Aslan makes a compelling argument that the historic Jesus was a social and religious reformer whose primary concern was creating a system of equality and not creating a new religion. Aslan’s work is NOT written in a highly academic style which makes it easy to read and understand. I would say my only issue with this book (the hard copy that is) is that it doesn’t have any footnotes so it is hard to assess where he got his information. There is a notes section and a bibliography but it can’t tell you what pages to look at if you want to fact check him. Overall, if you have the slightest interest in this topic, this is worth a listen.

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Well worth listening too

Revisado: 12-11-19

Without getting too deep into detail, IC gives a rather satisfying argument as to what nationalism is, how do we understand it, and where it came from. However, I was not satisfied with Anderson’s analysis on the relation but racism and nationalism. Other than that, this is an essential read for anyone interested in political or social history

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Simple introduction to Plato

Revisado: 12-14-17

Philosophy is not the easiest subject to grasp but this book does a good job simplifying and giving a broad understanding of Plato’s works. I would highly suggest this to anyone who is about to take a philosophy course. The narrator is a bit robotic though. She annunciates well but it has no emotion.

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great performance, terrible audio quality

Revisado: 08-21-17

I loved Ian MacKellen's performance but the recording was terrible. I could hear background noise some of the time and there was one part when the audio seemed sluggish. like some one slowed down the pace. other than that, this translation was great and not too difficult to follow.

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Not bad but not great

Revisado: 12-29-15

There are parts that would repeat what was said 30 seconds to a minute prior. The book does a good job telling the many different versions of the same story which I did enjoy but got a little confusing.

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