4.5

As always, Mark D. West is imminently easy to read and super informative; his work is never a chore to get through.
However, as is my wont when I find small details that are (a) connected to my own research and (b) carelessly un-fact-checked (aka wrong), I get a little tetchy. It also makes me question other little facts that may or may not have received a similar treatment and just aren't in my own little niche, so there is that as well.

Also, the man used endnotes. Granted, that is likely the fault of the publisher and not the author, but endnotes are such a massive pain and really limit the likelihood that ANYONE is going to check your sources or look for the extra information. Kindle is working to solve this problem, and in some cases it works, but barring an exclusively Kindle publication, endnotes just SUCK.

Also, how do I get to be a big enough academic name to use contractions in my works??