In the Wake of the Plague : The Black Death and the World It Made (Paperback)

from Meggo

Cantor in this book traces the impact of the bubonic plague of the 1300s. Some of the opinions voiced in the book are just plain far-fetched (plague from outer space), and others are just obvious. Not one of the better plague books that I have read, the time reading this is better spent sleeping.

from alchymyst

I could not get over the impression that the author was really disappointed and angry at medieval people for being, well, so medieval. How could they not understand that scientific method is king and the only way to combat the plague? How dared they rely on prayers and quarantine? Why did they 'w...

from la2bkk

Given its title, the very nature of this subject provides much ground for interesting work. But despite the author's obviously in depth research, there's little good I can say about this book. The author attempts to tell the tale of the Plague through personal experiences of people from all walks...

from lipi

Chatty worthlesness. A very few interesting bits, but buried among mostly useless, obvious, or unverifiable randomness. The "Aftermath" chapter seemed particularly bad, but perhaps that's because I was rushing through it just to finish the book. Its main weakness is Norman's ridiculous literary s...

from Medievalgirl

It is not a problem when historians present a viewpoint of historical figures, positive or negative, of their opinions are based on evidence, and can be proven. That is what they do. This author, however, does not seem to have heard of evidence. He takes up page after page bashing the English, an...