Tom Randall
Obviously the point is that Rabbit sucks, but if the unlikable protagonist has no redeeming qualities and no real internal conflict, it's just not interesting. It's a shame the occasionally brilliant prose is in service of such indulgent Boomer bullshit.
Excellent annotations in this version, and finally reading this helped dispel my assumption that we didn't invent complexly layered literature until later in history.
I'll confess I'm not a huge Mockingbird fan in the first place. This book made me reconsider that and made all of the characters much more interesting (yes, including and especially Atticus). I'm convinced that the most critical reviewers of Go Set a Watchman misunderstand both installments.
Great overview, with a strong focus on the underappreciated connections to racial justice, feminist, and LGBT movements.
The guy seems insufferable. Maybe that was the point? In any case, I didn't finish it despite its short length.
It was fine, but too localized to this guy's personal experience. I get that it's a memoir, but just didn't have much of interest for me.
Dramatic account of a turning point in the city's history. Impressive weaving together of multiple threads that are seemingly unrelated but together built the tension leading to the primary events.
Optimistic take on society after climate change's worst effects - more of this is needed
Tough to give this a rating - it's a slog to read straight through but if you're in the right mindset you feel transported. Very approachable but the pacing is challenging when you're used to modern stories.
Occasionally dry and/or racist, but overall very well done. Does a good job placing the 15 battles in context with each other and with European history. I wish I had read it when I was younger.
A few interesting anecdotes (from better sources), but casually veers into full-blown fascism without a shred of awareness.
So well-written, actually scary, and surprisingly funny. The characters are mostly complex and interesting with just the right amount of subtext.
Great characters, especially Prior Philip and Tom Builder. I won't look at a cathedral the same way after reading this.
The project is to firmly root contemporary movements in the history, but it does get a little bit lost in the history in the process. Still an important addition.
One of the most poorly-written books I've ever picked up. Takes place in my hometown but even that was unconvincing.
The main thesis here is that Nazism was as much a cult as it was a political movement, and that the cult (including the occult rituals) continues today. Written in the early 90s, but some of the predictions and observations apply to today's far-right in the US, Eastern Europe, and elsewhere. Concerning!
Good 0verview, and not too long. Suffered a little from too broad a focus but I'm not sure how it could've been narrowed.
The argument is correct but not very well-made. Still has some good background and citations.
Love Ehrenreich's writing style, but this one felt a little scattered. Still worth reading and it's pretty concise.
Love the subject matter, didn't love some of the over-the-top pro-Western bias, wanted more info about the manuscripts themselves
The premise is covered pretty well in the first third (on the movement for same-sex marriage) and the rest can be safely skimmed or skipped. The idea that citizen activists and groups lay the groundwork for SCOTUS decisions through local, state, and federal activism is intriguing and worth remembering, but ultimately this would have worked better if it were about half as long.