I think it's an interesting story, full of information, but sometimes I find the work a bit populist. Sometimes it's more like a novel than a narrative of the history of France. Besides - I find the history of France, in itself, more interesting than the views of the writer of the subject. However, I think it is a very cleverly written work. It's not easy to tell a complicated story in an easy to read manner. (Easy to read for a Swede, actually).