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shannonscotteditorauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Man, I knew Christianity had a sordid past, but I had no idea it was THIS sordid. As a bibliophile and devourer of knowledge, the idea that a single religion could so negatively affect the history and culture of an entire empire - and the world at large - is beyond disturbing. And I'm STILL mad about the Library of Alexandria.
laurensm_th's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Made me more of an atheist than I was before
rachkoch's review against another edition
5.0
this book was fantastic in every sense of the word. not only was the actual content of the book incredible, but Nixey's writing is top notch. fabuloso
abigailleoniereads's review against another edition
3.0
I cannot comment on how accurate the information is but I found it very interesting. The author states at the beginning the lack of chronicle order but I found it hard to follow at times and it jumps around time periods and some points/sections seemed to be repeated multiple times. Overall an enjoyable read on a topic I knew little about prior. A lot of parallels to more recent history.
rachsed's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this on audio. A very interesting listen with lots of details/stories that I'd never heard before. Essential reading for anyone who thought they knew the history of early Christianity and how we entered the dark ages.