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readingtheend's review
4.0
a really good time, actually! I'm a bit sad I can't give this book to my uncle who passed away this year, cause I think he would have enjoyed it. this is solid scholarship, beautifully written.
mbeihoff's review against another edition
2.0
The content of the book is 60% a shallow history of the early Reformation, and the life of Martin Luther; 40% actually having to do with the proposed subject matter of print, and the development of the "Brand Luther".
scottacorbin's review against another edition
5.0
A view of Luther's life through the lens of publishing. Especially good for those with some familiarity with Luther's life as there are all sorts of goodies I have never seen in other biographies. Excellent.
ivantable's review against another edition
5.0
You’d think we’ve read all there is to read about Luther, but this book surprised and enlightened me. He looks at how the printing press changed Luther, the Protestant movement, and the city of Wittenberg in the early sixteenth century. If you can tolerate some of the needless repetition, you’ll learn many fascinating tidbits.
yakihammer's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting angle on Martin Luther from the standpoint of his cooperation and impact on the printing industry during his rise to prominence.
loudgls89's review
3.0
I started reading this book as a recommendation when we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the reformation in Church. As the reformation started in 1517, that probably makes it quite obvious that it’s taken me quite a while to read this!
The book was a fascinating take on the reformation, focused on the impact that Martin Luther had on the printing industry in Germany. Not too deep on theology, but I found the subject matter rather dry and scholarly so I didn’t find myself with a huge desire to pick up the book.
As such, it has sat on my bedside table being read 1 or 2 pages at a time. That means I can’t really give it a fair review as I probably didn’t give it the chance it deserved to be appreciated fully, but what I will say is that although it took me so long to read, I definitely felt like I learned a lot from reading it, and things that I didn’t learn from the other reformation history book I read by Nick Page.
If you’re interested in the history of the printing press more than the history of the reformation, I’d definitely recommend this book, but I think there are definitely (for me) more engaging books on the reformation.
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2019/06/19/andrew-pettegree-brand-luther/
The book was a fascinating take on the reformation, focused on the impact that Martin Luther had on the printing industry in Germany. Not too deep on theology, but I found the subject matter rather dry and scholarly so I didn’t find myself with a huge desire to pick up the book.
As such, it has sat on my bedside table being read 1 or 2 pages at a time. That means I can’t really give it a fair review as I probably didn’t give it the chance it deserved to be appreciated fully, but what I will say is that although it took me so long to read, I definitely felt like I learned a lot from reading it, and things that I didn’t learn from the other reformation history book I read by Nick Page.
If you’re interested in the history of the printing press more than the history of the reformation, I’d definitely recommend this book, but I think there are definitely (for me) more engaging books on the reformation.
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2019/06/19/andrew-pettegree-brand-luther/
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