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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