HERE I STAND by Roland H. Bainton

I have finished HERE I STAND by Roland H. Bainton. Despite the fact that I had been anticipating reading more about Martin Luther, this book was very difficult for me. I never felt that I was in-sync with the author. It reads like it is a translation from the German; maybe it is. Every page seemed to take a real effort to complete; because of that, I did not enjoy this book. I learned far more about Luther, and think that I got a better feel for what he must have been like as a man, from Will Durant's THE REFORMATION. Bainton's book reads less like biography and more like history. I sensed a real detachment from the subject. Is there a better-written biography of Martin Luther that we might read?