Ratings127
Average rating3.9
This is going to be more a review of the audiobook than anything else.
This thing was all over the place for me. There are scenes/ideas/characters in here that I loved, but other parts that felt a bit aimless.
The huge cast of recognizable actors is great and helps to keep the multitude of characters distinct, but I still often had a hard time focusing on what was going on. Many chapters consist of quotes from historical accounts (real and fictitious) complete with citations, that are handled fairly well here, but still feel jarring in audio as something that I would naturally skim over when reading.
This might actually be something I try reading again later because I think it will be an entirely different experience.