Author: Peter Ackroyd
Published By: Nan A. Talese
Date Published: October 20th 1998
Genre: Biography
Pages: 464
Recommended Age: Adult
Reviewed By: Me
Rating: B/4
This book is from my personal collection.
Summary:
This book tells the life of Thomas More, one the most
noteworthy figures in history. He was a brilliant lawyer of his time, author of
the classic novel Utopia, and a Catholic martyr and saint who was beheaded when
he refused to follow King Henry VIII in severing ties from the Catholic Church.
My Thoughts:
I quite enjoyed this book. I liked that Peter Ackroyd would
described the streets that young Thomas More walked from his house to the
school he attended. Ackroyd would bring
Thomas More’s 15th/16th century world alive for his
readers. Ackroyd even include passages from some of More’s letters and
documents.
What I didn't like
was I found More’s writings hard to read.
It took me awhile but I finally figured out that he used the letter Y in
place of the letter of I and V in the place of the letter U. There were some
words I still couldn't figure out what they were. As a reader, I must take in
account that spelling and grammar in the 16th century were not as
advanced as it is these days.
For these reasons, I gave Peter Ackroyd’s The Life of Thomas
More four stars and a grade of B. If you
enjoy reading biographies, I recommend reading The Life of Thomas More. It is a very enlightening book.
Parents:
Language: Some
Adult Content: None
Violence: None
