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Customers find the book provides a detailed reference to the Ottoman Empire's history and is well-researched. The writing style receives mixed feedback, with some finding it well written while others find it difficult to follow. The content and readability also get mixed reactions, with some finding it interesting while others describe it as difficult to read.
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37 customers mention comprehensive, 29 positive, 8 negative
Very well researched and, then, written. A most suitable companion to The Fall of the Ottoman Empire. which I read late last year....Read more
Comprehensive, but not always comprehensible. Irrelevant details cloud up unnecessarily dense paragraphs....Read more
...It provided more information than I had wanted (it would be an excellent history book on the Ottoman Empire), thus the rating 4/5....Read more
Impossible to read, flat, boring, no depth of analysis or understanding of complex military and social issues, an interested reader would do much...Read more
10 customers mention interestingness, 7 positive, 3 negative
The book was very interesting, and it covers some very controversial topics in ways that are sure not to please all....Read more
...Ottoman Empire prior to reading this book, I found it generally quite fascinating - especially prior to our traveling to Turkey....Read more
Impossible to read, flat, boring, no depth of analysis or understanding of complex military and social issues, an interested reader would do much...Read more
...Finkel is a historian who takes an insider's view of this most interesting, multifaceted and multi-layered empire on Europe's eastern boundary....Read more
13 customers mention writing style, 9 positive, 4 negative
Very well researched and, then, written. A most suitable companion to The Fall of the Ottoman Empire. which I read late last year....Read more
Well written and scholarly. A bit to deep for me but a good book. Gave a level of detail that I did not need.Read more
A very comprehensive book but written in a very chronological matter of fact manner with no analysis on the overall reasons and impacts of the empireRead more
...The book is clearly written and never fails to raise an eyebrow....Read more
12 customers mention content, 8 positive, 4 negative
Well written and scholarly. A bit to deep for me but a good book. Gave a level of detail that I did not need.Read more
...But this book was filled with religious hatred, prejudice, killing and land-grabbing....Read more
...to the history of the Ottoman empire, but it is probably a very useful book for someone who wants more details.Read more
...Long read, but well worth the journey.Read more
8 customers mention readability, 3 positive, 5 negative
...The printing is light in text making it difficult to read and the text itself is small. At times need a magnifyer....Read more
...It is a big book but it is easy and straight forward to read and follows all the rulers of the Ottoman empire in order to tell the history of the...Read more
Impossible to read, flat, boring, no depth of analysis or understanding of complex military and social issues, an interested reader would do much...Read more
...This book reads like it's an academic tome, designed for Ph D level historians with a specialization in Ottoman history....Read more
