Anne's Reviews > Pure

I enjoyed this book, but was left a little unsatisfied. I love the way Miller writes, and this is a soft touch on the pre-revolutionary Paris, only tangentially touching on the politics - I wanted it to be more grisly and gruesome, considering Baratte is tasked with moving the contents of the cemetery of les Innocents, which at the time was overflowing into people's cellars. I wanted more politics and more of an insight into the perspectives at Versailles and those of the common people. I wanted more on Beche, more on Guillotin (who would later have that most famous killing device named after him), more on the myths surrounding the cemetery. I did enjoy it, though, it opened up a world, that I wanted more of.