Books like Dream of Freedom

I admit to being disappointed in this book. I've read a number of Michael Phillips other books, and thought they were wonderful. Dream of Freedom was a challenge to read. The various plotlines seemed to pop up at random intervals, making it hard to shift from one to another without pausing to recall what was taking place. There was a great deal of what I thought of as historical asides--long bits of background on various laws and events that didn't seem vital to the story itself. (I personally thought the footnotes were fine--and all of the history bits could have been footnoted in the book that way.) I think the book could have been at least 100 pages shorter, and would have made the story stronger and less cluttered. But then, I'm just a reader--not a well-known author! I'm not sure if I want to attempt the next book in this series...