Swisstory: The Untold, Bloody, and Absolutely Real History of Switzerland

creator(s): Laurie Theurer |

medium(s): book |

date reviewed: 3 February 2023

rating: ❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤

Swisstory wasn’t awful, but it’s pretty clear it’s written for kids: Lots of playing up the bloody and gross, and not as detailed as I would have liked. I own a French-language accessible history of Switzerland with illustrations by the late Swiss cartoonist Mix & Remix, and I wish I’d reread that instead.

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