Rated of 5
by Rahul
Im 15 and a very good student. I was assigned this book over summer, and because im such a good student, i start reading it. It was rathr obvious that the school no longer wanted me to attend for i almost died of boredom.
Rated of 5
by Anastasia
I am also in AP US history (I'm 16) and I had to read this book. I thought -- well I can get into almost any book -- HOWEVER -- this book was incredibly boring and I could not get into it AT ALL! I've had many people taking this class that had also had a hard time trying to decipher this...coincidence? I think not. I am currently trying to write an essay on this -- and let me tell you...It's NOT easy! Avoid this book at all costs...
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Rated of 5
by Alex
Hi im 14 and have to read this book for honors history...i dont know what eileen is talkin bout...maybe this would be a good book for the children o read if u want them to suffer and take a bullet to the head for even tryingto red this boring pointless novel....i already learned this in school and now i got to read it again out of school just to ruin my summer...give me a break..this is the worst book i have eve read and if u ever have to read this book try getting cliff notes...but good luck because the book is so boring that people cant make cliff notes for it because noone understands a wor ellis is saying....ellis probbly payed sum poor guy money to write the book for him s he didnt have to read it himself
Rated of 5
by alex chivers
i am taking A.P. U.S. history this year and we were assigned to read this book of sheer death. I love history, but this book makes me want to go and do math homework, it seems that Joe J. Ellis needs to prove how intelligent he is by writing in a style that is almost identical to iambic pantameter. It is pointless and has cost me a summer trying to figure out the thesis of this book that has wasted my time. If you are not being forced to read it, dont, in fact, if you ever see a copy of it lying around burn it for the sake of mankind and all A.P. history students. This book=Death!!!!
Rated of 5
by Lacey
For my summer reading in my A.P. U.S. history class, I was assigned to read Founding Brothers. Terrible= understatement. I'm a HUGE history buff and enjoy reading but I REALLY don't understand why Ellis had to repeat himself every other 5 pages?! Another thing I don't understand is why all of us teenagers hated this "Pulitzer Prize" winning book, and all the old people liked it! Are teenagers the only people who have taste when reading? In conclussion, Ellis needs to proof read his book next time before publishing it because it would have saved me, and millions of other A.P. U.S. History students a summer of BORING reading.
Rated of 5
by Rabscuttle
I'm 16 too and I had it assigned over the summer for my AP US history class. I found some parts of it difficult to understand because I've never taken a US history class before (Class mess-ups at my last school), but I took notes during the chapters and when I came to something I didn't know, which helped so I could look it up later and understand it. It might not be the most interesting book the first time through but I think the second time might be better because I understand some more of what was going on.
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