"Sex Lives of the Popes" as a book was pretty boring. Perhaps that is merely a reflection on the sex lives of popes. I think it's deeper than that, though.
The structure was tough to follow. The writing was not very engaging. It was kind of like reading a textbook - and it should not have been that way! Sex is an interesting subject, especially sexual histories of the popes! I mean for god sake, the popes aren't supposed to be having ANY sex. And here this author has managed to take a story about romance, lies, deception, scandal, and rebellion and turn it into a windier, drier version of the Book of Numbers. And I thought Numbers was as awful as it got.
Currently Reading:
Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious, by Gerd Gigerenzer
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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