interesting but badly narrated

it felt like it's being read by an AI and not a very good one too
very interesting subject, unlistenable delivery

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loved this!

This was a hugely entertaining and equally informative book. I really loved it and finished it in two sittings!

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I couldn't listen to the droning narration

I was really interested in the content but gave it up really quickly because I couldn't listen to the monotinous, tedious reading for more than 10 minutes. Good it you want to go to sleep.

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A "page turner"

It's definitely a must-read. Incredibly interesting and witty. I strongly recommend it even to those who are not usually into history.

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Entertaining and interesting.

Raised quite a few belly laughs and even more smiles, entertaining and interesting. Perfect way to pass time on a journey, also a great way to shock a man to silence!

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Good book

Enjoyable book with good narration. I learnt some new things and around as entertained. Would recommend

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Robotic

The content was interesting and at times very humorous. It deserved a better narrator than this who sounded like an AI reboot.

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Good combination of history / contemporary context

Loved this. Good combination of history and contemporary context.

I love social history. And books about sex. That sounds wrong. But I do love the 'behind the scenes' and lesser known stories from times past about those subjects we don't always talk about.

So this audiobook, covering women in medieval times - contraception, getting pregnant, birthing, wanting babies or not wanting them, how to avoid sex, prostitution, divorce, same sex relationships - what an eye-opener into hidden history.

And lots of it taken from court records! This was the best part for me, insight into real women, cases, outcomes - and often dubious (and unfair) legal practices.

The asides, the conversations with examples put in modern texts and chats, these were funny and brought home the reality of the situations. It also kept this from being too academic and kept the tone very readable and light.

I saw sample pages of this on Amazon and do feel I missed out on a well-produced and rather beautiful book. I was looking for a bibliography as I really wanted to read a list of the author's sources which sadly weren't available on an audio version. Definitely something missing, as I wanted to check the validity of some of the women's histories and read the cases for myself.

Still, fantastic read. Plenty to open the eyes - and remind us that 21st century women are standing on many shoulders of those who've gone before us. And sex has always held such an important place within our species - we didn't invent it. Worth remembering.

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Lack of historical detail and depth

I found the stories of the women superficially covered with a lack of thought about them as people, a slightly flippant tone often at odds with what were at times quite dark stories

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Interesting

This book is not only interesting and informative but well read and amusing. Perhaps the phrase “weighs in” used a little too often but apart from that, anyone who is interested in the medieval period will enjoy it .

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