Reviews for Law of Athens

The average rating for Law of Athens based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-12-14 00:00:00 Jordan Herrera Approximately two thirds of the book is just biographies of persons influential in the history of orchids. This is not exactly what was "advertised" by the book, and I found it boring and repetitive. The first third is mostly a botanical/biological history of orchids rather than a cultural/social history, which was admittedly what I was hoping for. Overall it was just "eh".

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-03 00:00:00 James Alexandre Inimitable Khushwant Singh style and simplicity. Khushwant Singh has provided an informative account of Sikh history, starting with the background on how Sikh religion came to existence and how it propagated in northern India and then culminating (the book) with the end of Sikh empire. Unlike some other authors Khushwant Singh does not seem to suffer with pre conceived opinions of historic events where the author has its own agenda to press. He has stated events clearly and provided detailed references throughout the book. At times he has clearly rejected the popular Sikh opinion which currently circulates among sikh disciples (including me) and has always followed up with his analysis and reasoning of events. Overall this is a detailed, untainted and quick read on Sikh history.