This was solid.

If you want an introduction to the Enlightenment: all the names, the time frames, the thoughts, the overall frame of it, this book is a great place. Simple reading, easy to understand concepts, and an easy frame.

However, because it's an overview of the entire movement, the glossing of the negative aspects (and leaving it to the conclusion) is not the best. I understand wanting to get the positives in first, but the negatives are spoken about in such a cavalier manner. Also, I think a visual timeline in the beginning or the end of the book would help establish some set of order instead of the dates of specific peoples lives, it would be much more tangible.