It 's better described as a tome , the kind of 700-page volume that would usually induce a shudder down my back in the bookstore as I kept on walking toward items more succinct and digestible . But because I ' m traveling so much these days that I have the occasion to read ... a lot ... and because I was so taken with her speech a few months back , I did something uncharacteristic , and I bought it . And it 's terrific . I have n't finished with it yet , but the reason I already love it so much is mostly to do with Goodwin 's writing . It 's pure history ( as opposed to historical fiction ) , but it reads like a really wonderful story ( as opposed to a textbook ) .

Question: What may have caused you to like Goodwin 's writing ?
Answer: It 's historical fiction .Goodwin 's writing is like a textbook .It 's historically accurate .It 's a digestible reading .