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Rereading this again as a refresher. It's good - readable and formidably referenced - but he uses too many ADJECTIVES
— Aug 04, 2026 02:25PM
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Aug 04, 2026 03:44PM
I recall a similar feeling :/
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he has a very bombastic style which unfortunately only does a disservice to the underlying scholarship, which is VERY good (speaking as one who has read extensively in the primary and secondary sources he uses).