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“Likewise, the church spread so many vilifications about King Henry ll where lies the truth? Very problematic until you realise, we're all human. Even royalty doesn’t stand apart from those frustrations which everyone faces. Their lives like everybody’s occurs reminiscent of a switchback. Any loving family’s lifetime includes all those many desires. Human or animal, unsurprisingly the mathematics and wherewithal completely add up to, obtaining satisfaction.”
Marshall, Alain. Tuck (Page 3). Kindle Edition.
Tuck by Alain Marshall is a beautiful work of non-fiction that explores the history of the west. The book is essentially “a story known to all, given it’s the most abiding folklore throughout history. Writers have had a love affair with this legend for eons. Latterly movie scriptwriters add/amend this or that to rehash the legend. The difference being, here the reader’s given the skeletal of historical facts. Confirming who the main players were and what notarised historical evidence students may seek out.” It is a beautiful interwoven narrative that explores the central idea that history has a way of repeating itself.
One of the most interesting aspects of this book was the preface. Perhaps one of the funniest prefaces ever written in the history of literature, it tells the reader about how written literature has been warped to tell a certain kind of authoritative narrative, a narrative that doesn’t necessarily expound the truth. This preface talks about a different kind of truth, an unknown truth. I love that fact that it is hilarious and very well-written, and it is clear from the preface that the author knows his stuff. After reading the preface, I was much more intrigued and drawn to the book than I had been before, and I feel that it made the book a much more pleasurable read.
I also feel that the way the stories have been connected to each other is quite beautiful. The author has done a splendid job of writing a coherent and intricate narrative that is not only informative but also well-constructed. The author has also elegantly put together different strands of the rhetoric that has been delineated in this book, and despite being a work of historical non-fiction, I didn’t find it ideologically-driven in any way.
One of the most important aspects of this book is the writing style of the author. There is an unusual and rare elegance that the author seems to have that is quite charming in the narrative. Perhaps due to this work being one of non-fiction, it becomes much more important to have an elegant writing style, and the author doesn’t disappoint in that area.
For all of these reasons, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I honestly believe that this book deserves this rating. It is ideally suitable for people who love non-fiction and history buffs.
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TUCK
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