Jennifer (SailorFigment) - , reviewed on 4/6/2013 + 9 more book reviews

Just like reading a bunch of Facebook status updates, this book got annoying after a while and it was time to put it down and do something else. I'm not writing that as a bad thing, just that the author got the Facebook flavor.

The book definitely requires a knowledge of history or the willingness to look references up. The jokes aren't funny if you don't know what he's talking about.

I did find myself wondering if the specific dates he gave for some events were correct. Obviously Lincoln at Ford's Theater and JFK in Dallas were right, but I wondered about some of the more obscure references. Also, the profile pics were pretty well matched, but someone didn't do all their research. For example: the picture of Pharaoh for the Israelite's exodus from Egypt was a picture of Akenaten. Ramses II was the pharaoh of the Exodus. That bugged me.

I also thought the book could have been a little longer. With not much text on a page he could have added more historical events both past and present.

Overall I did enjoy the book, hence the 4 stars.

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