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I'm afraid I have to endorse all the other one and two-star reviews, This book is sorely in need of a good proof reader and editor! The mistakes are really jarring and the writing style is pretentious and amateurish. It gained an extra star because the basic premise of the story is quite interesting and clearly the writer has done a lot of research into the Renaissance. And it shows! So much so that we get pages of pedantic exposition to show off the extent of his knowledge. But this is a novel, not a history book and it slows the action to a snail's pace, as do the philosophical discussions that the protagonists are able to indulge in despite being in the most dire situations. The circumstances and plot become increasingly implausible but because I hate to not finish a book I struggled on to the end, just wishing it would finish.


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The Medici Letters The Secret Origins of the Renaissance eBook Taylor Buck Reviews

This was quite interesting especially since I am currently residing in Florence and have done some study of the Medici family. At times the story became a bit bogged down with details but overall the flow was quite good. I found myself thinking I finally figured out the "villain" only to once again scratch my head wondering. By the end I was ready to take a quick trip to Fiesole just so I could check out the Medici villa's secret!
Enjoyed the format, illustrating present events and explaining past. The beginning had an exciting build up, but two thirds of the way through the main character made uncharacteristic mental errors that would lead one to exclaim “say what?”. All-in-all, a good read.
Thrilling, educational and mysterious. I had to stop many times to research and actually study. The historical data is so fascinating and interesting. The author was very creative in combing the actual history into a very compelling take off intrigue and deception. I highly recommended this book even if you are not History buff.
Too few characters none of whom are developed. Thin and weakly presented storyline. And as for utterly unbelievable - a woman who has been in a coma for days has enough energy to sprint away from the bad guys; a drugged academic somehow manages to ride a racehorse and control it without saddle or bridle in spooky surroundings .......even my relax mode reading meter was in the red!
It can be hard to find a historical fiction book that I actually enjoy. Sometimes, they seem too much like a boring classic with not much going on. Excitement and historical fiction don't quite go hand and hand in my mind when I sit down to read one. I'm very glad this book was anything but that and had a lot more suspense to it then I was expecting! The Medici Letters has a good mixture of history, but it's set in present day time with a lot of mystery and action. It almost reminded me a little bit of the movie National Treasure, since it has a really cool mysterious treasure hunt added into it.

The Medici Letters hold such a large secret, that people are willing to murder for. Jack is on a wild chase to learn the secrets of these letters and to find the treasure that they lead to. There's a lot of action as he's constantly finding new clues that get him closer and closer to the truth.

This was the first book I've read from Buck and he's definitely put a spot on the map with this book--I'll be reading his other book as well and hope that it's just as good. Couldn't recommend this enough!
Back in the olden days, when books were printed, I survived an obsession with the classics. You know, books more easily understood with a classical education. My poor brain scampered down mythical pathways for so long it changed the way I spoke, wrote and dreamed. Here we have a piece of classical (humanist) fiction wrapped up in an adventure, kind of like a Mars Bar. So, grab a dictionary and dig into an adventure story that explores our humanity.
In a thriller-drama purportedly set on top of a historical and scientific foundation, the referenced facts must be accurate enough for the reader to suspend disbelief and get involved in the story. This book fails. Yes, there was a renowned Tuscan Medici family and yes, there are letters from the Medici family that are now being studied. But the facts underlying this fictional account are often egregiously wrong, when a simple Google search could have avoided gross errors. First, the opening chapter character Lenihanio de’Medici dies after 10 years in exile in the Alps; it was 15 years (the manner of his death invented for the book, but that’s okay since we do not know the actual facts). I continued reading. Then in the text, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency was abbreviated as NGSA – NO, on their Web site you can plainly see it’s “NGA” (also their mission and activities bear no resemblance to what they do in the book). In one place, the key historical figure was called “Lorenzo Medici” by a modern character who would know better – NO, it’s always Lorenzo de’Medici. You cannot drop the “de’ “ I finally had to stop reading and delete from my device in frustration when the Chapter “Siena, Italy” states that the town is named after the pigment derived from the area. What? That is ridiculous on the face of it! A 3,000 year old place is not named after a pigment. Siena’s name reflects the name of the Saina tribe who inhabited it in the time of the ancient Etruscans. The reddish earth pigment, sienna (burnt sienna or raw sienna) is named after the place. The town’s architecture is not reddish because pigment settled on it. It is constructed of the very earth (bricks) found locally. Basta!
I'm afraid I have to endorse all the other one and two-star reviews, This book is sorely in need of a good proof reader and editor! The mistakes are really jarring and the writing style is pretentious and amateurish. It gained an extra star because the basic premise of the story is quite interesting and clearly the writer has done a lot of research into the Renaissance. And it shows! So much so that we get pages of pedantic exposition to show off the extent of his knowledge. But this is a novel, not a history book and it slows the action to a snail's pace, as do the philosophical discussions that the protagonists are able to indulge in despite being in the most dire situations. The circumstances and plot become increasingly implausible but because I hate to not finish a book I struggled on to the end, just wishing it would finish.