What readers think of Founding Brothers, plus links to write your own review.

oh man! this book is boring . i am not from the u.s ,so it was really hard for me to read this book . i can't belive that my teacher made me read this book. i am 15 and i could have done many things in the summer, but my teacher gives me this stupid assignment and i had to read it . hey i didn't know that real history would be this boring. i think fiction is good. hey i had to look up like everyword in the dictionary. i just came to this country 2 years ago . this is harder than i tought. i should probably get out of my ap class. this is boring . this is boring than talking to old people about life. hey pray to GOD to help you finish this book!

While the events discussed in Founding Brothers were definitely significant during the actual time period, it is hard to believe that any reader of this book will find it interesting at all. This book was overly analytical and quite tedious at times. However, the author does deserve some credit. Ellis’s ability to stretch the story beyond all human endurance to read it and stay interested is phenomenal.
   In spite of the pure dullness of Founding Brothers, the reader cannot doubt that the book is crammed with facts which are completely relevant and important in understanding the late 1790’s through the early 1800’s. Ellis is extremely well-versed in writing books about that time period. His American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson received the National Book Award in 1996, and Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams is regarded as one of the best books on our second president.

im in honors history and this book is horribly boring. not fun.

The book Founding Brothers was a total bore. i don't know why the teachers made us read this stupid book. i too would burn this book if i had the chance. from the first three lines of all the chapters including the preface (the generation) its like a lullaby. I had to force myself to stay awakw and read it. Luckily the Lord helped me thru it cause i definitely could not handle it all on my own. P. S. if you do not have a dictionary (a good one) by your side, you are scewred!!!

I am a sixteen year old girl who has to read this book for a history class. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis has good historical information but it is also terribly tedious. Therefore, I do not believe that it is a good book. If it is too dull to read, then it greatly affects my appreciation towards the book because I can even get to it! I am sorry for not being able to appreciate the book but my attention spand just goes so far. This is just my point of view, hoever I believe that many others agree as well.

this book is so boring, it's like reading a history paper for 250 long pages.

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.

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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