A review by mayarelmahdy
The Borgias: The Hidden History by G.J. Meyer
3.0
The hidden history is... quite boring.
The author says that the salacious stories of the Borgias are fun and scandalous, but mostly not true. I am finding it hard to believe that Cesare, Lucrezia and Juan are loosely related to Rodrigo rather than his children. I also really can't believe that Guilia Farnese was a random pretty lady rather than Rodrigo's mistress.
It makes the story dull, which it can be since it's actual events. But I feel like if we can't know for certain, then why should we assume everything was normal?
The book is very diligent, though it's more about the church rather than the Borgias. They seem to intersect with the story rather than being the story.
I liked it to a certain extent, but it's not my favourite type of nonfiction.
The author says that the salacious stories of the Borgias are fun and scandalous, but mostly not true. I am finding it hard to believe that Cesare, Lucrezia and Juan are loosely related to Rodrigo rather than his children. I also really can't believe that Guilia Farnese was a random pretty lady rather than Rodrigo's mistress.
It makes the story dull, which it can be since it's actual events. But I feel like if we can't know for certain, then why should we assume everything was normal?
The book is very diligent, though it's more about the church rather than the Borgias. They seem to intersect with the story rather than being the story.
I liked it to a certain extent, but it's not my favourite type of nonfiction.