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KSR
The host described the book as a crazy, fever‑dreamlike novel about Cortez and Montezuma, calling it great, and suggested listeners first read a factual history source for context. The overall tone was enthusiastic despite the cautionary note.
Episode: 2025-08-14- KSR - Hour 2
He called it a crazy, feverdreamlike book about Cortez and Montezuma and recommended reading a history source first.
You Dreamed of Empires, which is like that book, the crazy book about Cortez and Montezuma, and then it's like a fever dream.
You Dreamed of Empires is great. What I would suggest to you is go back and actually get on Wikipedia or something and read the story of Cortez and Montezuma before you do it.
Episode: 2025-07-28- KSR - Hour 2
They said it was a novel that was weird but very good, covering the early Spanish conquest of Mexico.
I've been on this kick about reading the Aztecs and Montezuma... I read this book called You Dreamed of Empires. It's a novel. It's really good. It's weird. Very weird, but very good.