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snaranjo8's review
3.0
The gay rights and civil rights chapters were strong, the feminism chapter could have used some work, and the ecology chapter started off slow, but really ended with a bang.
miguelf's review against another edition
2.0
Louis Menand's 'The Free World' covered a lot of the same material as this one in a much more interesting and fulfilling way. Luckily it's fairly short but that's one of the shortcomings.
blakeridenour's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Overall not bad, there were some parts that I found to be incorrect (I.e. said Sen. Pat McCarran was a Republican - he was a lifelong Democrat). But was a good base level history of some influential figures. I struggled to understand what truly happened in the 50s and what was pre or post dating that era so that felt somewhat confusing throughout. But I think the author got to the essence of why they influenced the era that succeeded the fifties nonetheless.
grichmond's review
adventurous
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Outing, and Misogyny
Minor: War and Rape