http://mersirena.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] mersirena.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] revolution_fr2009-06-04 06:29 pm
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Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone could recommend the best, most informative non-fiction books on the French Revolution. I'll be purchasing several, as I need a broad range of topics, from music and art, to politics and economics. I browsed through quite a few entries, but I mostly found recommendations for novels and the like.

Thanks in advance!

[identity profile] trf-chan.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
^This about sums up my thoughts on Fatal Purity, too. To my (admittedly foggy, since I read it 2 years ago) recollection, it starts out pretty good and gradually gets worse. I think there was one point where I was tempted to throw the damn thing across the room, but I don't remember what part of the book that was. XD;

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-06-06 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I second your recollections and add that I read it 2 years ago as well, which would be reason for not giving more specific examples.