Rebecca W. (vizslalady) reviewed on 12/19/2009 + 171 more book reviews

It is very rare for me to start and book and not be able/interested in finishing. I teach high school world history and we mention Ibn Battuta in our lessons. I thought it would be interesting to find out more about the man and his travels. Even though the book is written for popular consumption instead of scholars, I still found it dry and repetitious. I finally skipped a lot in the middle and just read the end to see if it got better - not really. I'm sure someone more educated and interested in the details of life in the 1300's would find it a better read than I did.

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