Makes sense; is that something you could farm out?
Not really, no. I've always recommended to non-AH/political friends that they should read the book with wikipedia close at hand. That's the best way to manually simulate having an in-line resource, and the level of work required to make a list at the start or end of the book, all just so we could spoil the fact thatMakes sense; is that something you could farm out?
Good point - I remember when Star Wars books started introducing Dramatis Personae as standard, they were of limited use considering they (sensibly) didn't mention any of the characters whose appearance in the book was a plot twist.Not really, no. I've always recommended to non-AH/political friends that they should read the book with wikipedia close at hand. That's the best way to manually simulate having an in-line resource, and the level of work required to make a list at the start or end of the book, all just so we could spoil the fact that
Buster Crabbe and Stalin
show up meant it really didn't seem worth our time. Someone who recently read it did tell me that they started off by wiki-ing people but stopped about halfway through and didn't really struggle to follow what was going on.
Interesting, the Meadowman's theatre background showing through?"Did you get the feeling that the book was almost made for TV or something?"