Poland by James A. Michener Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Poland
Book Review: not a mere novel, but an experience
Summary: 5 Stars
James A. Michener's "Poland" is a historic fiction that spans eight hundred years. The story of three families is recounted from the 1200s to the 1980s. These families include the wealthy noble (Lubonski), poor gentry (Bukowski), and the peasant (Buk). Although it was hard for me to leave some of the characters behind as time moved on, the new ones in the next period turned out to be just as interesting.It is an interesting experience to read about how these three families developed through history and one gains a larger perspective on how families could progress to get to their present state.
This book is amazing because it reads easy like a novel, but also includes a great deal of history throughout the entire book. The reader becomes acquainted with nearly a thousand years of the colorful history of Poland. The details of the history of Poland are horrific, to the point that you wish they did not happen. I kept reminding myself that these events described, or ones similar to them, did happened. In the 800 years covered in the book, Poland was invaded by nearly all her neighbors. Among the many invaders, there were the Germans from the west, Russians from the east, Swedes from the north, and Austrians from the south, as well as invaders from more distant lands such as the Turks and Tartars. Important battles in Poland's history, such as Grunwald (1410), are described in detail.
If I had known how good this book was, I would have read it much sooner. This book is not a mere novel, but an experience.