A review by whimsyandwitt
Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre by Aaron Mahnke, Harry Marks

fast-paced

3.0

3 Stars Overall
I listened to this audiobook in tandum with an eARC.
Story- 2 Stars
Narration - 4 Stars
Narrator- Aaron Mahnke 

I really liked the idea of Cabinet of Curiosities. Fun, tid-bits of history and its oddities, or curiosities. Truly, many did seem interesting.
However, one issue I had is that this book really bounces all over history. I would've preferred if it had been divided up better within each category. Maybe by timeline? Im not sure. There are categories like "People" "True Crime" and "War", to name a few, but most stories within those guidelines seemed to be very loosely relative to the category and/or eachother. It just felt very random, unrefined.
And like other reviewers have pointed out, the many Wikipedia sources sort of imply little to no research was put forth, and make the accuracy of these tales questionable.
I think I would've enjoyed it more had the tales been more like an appetizer vs. a bite-sized snack. 
The audiobook did improve my experience as Mahnke has a great presence/voice and sounds very excited and invested in his writing; making me/the reader more interested.


Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook!