Agreed on both points - I did enjoy it, but boy if you are not used to David Mitchell's humour, or are not a native English speaker, or for various other reasons ... this book could be hard going.
It got better, but the first few chapters were like being trapped in a pub with David and him bending your ear on history for several hours.
This is honestly why I got it (I listened to it as an audiobook which was narrated by Mitchell himself). I'm not really that "into" the history of the British monarchy, but if it's told to me by Mark from Peep Show I could get on board with it.
It got better, but the first few chapters were like being trapped in a pub with David and him bending your ear on history for several hours.