The good, the bad & the mad : weird people in American history

The cover attracted me and it ended up being more interesting than what was inside. Can a book be both boring & disturbing at the same time? This was. I hate when history-themed books disappoint me but this one definitely did.

This book was not good.

I hate to admit it, but maybe there was a reason (as Dusty tole me) that the book was in the bargin bin at Barnes and Noble.

I was really drawn to this book because I like to learn about people in history. But Floyd was too broad and too general. In the introduction, he said he would be, but even with his own warning, I found myself feeling something was missing.

The organization of a book also contributes to how well it reads. And Floyd failed terribly on this count. It it organized alphabetically...and I found myself jumping from 1700s to the 1930s, then to the 1860s...it would have been MUCH easier for me to read if it were chronological...

This book was not good.

I hate to admit it, but maybe there was a reason (as Dusty tole me) that the book was in the bargin bin at Barnes and Noble.

I was really drawn to this book because I like to learn about people in history. But Floyd was too broad and too general. In the introduction, he said he would be, but even with his own warning, I found myself feeling something was missing.

The organization of a book also contributes to how well it reads. And Floyd failed terribly on this count. It it organized alphabetically...and I found myself jumping from 1700s to the 1930s, then to the 1860s...it would have been MUCH easier for me to read if it were chronological...

There is nothing wrong with this book, per se. It has been sitting on the nightstand, partially read for about a year and half. Many other books have been started and finished, while this book, for whatever reason doesn't beg my attention as a reader.

Don't read this book -- you can't get those minutes of your life back! It's not large enough to make a good fire. You can read more of my rantings about poorly written books here:
http://camreading.blogspot.com/2006/03/on-partial-reading-of-good-books-and.html