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The Making of Home

the 500-year Story of How Our Houses Became Our Homes
ezhurbin
Jun 22, 2016ezhurbin rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The book traces the evolution of European and American homes-both physically and conceptually-from 16th to 20th centuries. The read is pretty fascinating, dense with details and I've learned some interesting trivia facts, but at times, the book is didactic and dry. I read it on Kindle, so the illustrations were separate from the text and you have to go back and forth to see that is described, which is irritating. However, i think the book will benefit from having more illustrations to make it more engaging for the reader, especially since it describes some architectural styles and goods that I've never heard of, and it would be nice to see the pictures of what is described, instead of searching for it myself. Overall, it's more of an academic, but still interesting read about the development of physical and emotional attributes of a home.