Reviews for Florentine Codex General History of the Things of New Sapin Book 1 the Gods

The average rating for Florentine Codex General History of the Things of New Sapin Book 1 the Gods based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-31 00:00:00 Kathryn Bryant Honestly this was a really quick fun read that gave a lot of really cool information about Florida. I learned a lot and really liked it, but I also have some critiques. The Good: - Short (151 pages) - concise (it explained things well but didn’t go into the weeds. If there was a fun story, it told that story, but it never dwelled on a topic) - funny at times (the author had a fun way of writing that sometimes had tongue in cheek asides that I enjoyed) - all inclusive (it talked about every point in Florida’s history, all of its people, and all geographic parts of Florida) - enjoyable overall and great for giving someone a starting point (you can use Wikipedia or online sources nowadays to research a topic more in depth after first learning about it in this book) The Bad: - history as published in 1993 leaves a lot out for a reader in 2020 - author sometimes used run-on sentences - author sometimes listed places/names that might’ve been commonplace to a Florida resident from 1990, but needed more explanation for a reader who did not grow up in Florida before 1990. - author sometimes covered a topic too extensively and other topics not enough (3 sentences on the entire First World War) - he literally walked you through the term of each Florida governor, which I concede helped to keep his book organized and chronological, but also there are definitely some governors who had less noteworthy terms in office that I probably didn’t need to read about Overall there were certainly critiques to this book but I learned a boatload of stuff I wouldn’t have otherwise known and really found some of it fascinating. So 4 stars

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-10 00:00:00 Ruth Parnow I just moved to Florida and thought of starting my dive into history, first starting with Gannon’s: “Florida-A Short History.” Usually part way through a book, I go through and read other people’s reviews. Someone else said it best... Gannon’s book starts of great. It’s brief, straight to the point, and short. It’s easy to read and full of information that is entirely new to me and makes me want to continue my dive into Florida history. However, something happens when he begins the discussion of Florida from 1900 on. Rather than discussing important events and turning points in the history, Gannon literally lists the Governors, one at a time, with a few brief sentences to explain while they were in office, including the Governors that weren’t all that spectacular. History teachers that focus on the people and dates have never been successful in making history interesting and exciting. Gannon was no exception. He should have stopped the book at the year 1899 and let someone else round out the most recent years.