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_dilliam_william's review
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Now I don’t mean to sound crude by calling a book about the Holocaust a ‘tough read,’ but this was a very dense book to parse through.
The majority of the book was written as a set of individual articles and that shows in the very complex way the book is laid out. It is no argued chronologically as it is structured around the different arguments followed by the trial.
I think this book is a relevant piece of research in understand the Nazi regime and the ways in which bureaucracies can function to dilute and obfuscate guilt. However, it is a very complex mix of journalism, historiography, philosophy, and analysis of international law. I’m unsure how to classify the book and I found the mix of approaches quite confusing.
Overall, I found this book an important read that I will be thinking about for a long time. Just go in prepared for the heavy subject matter and the complicated layout.
ejwilf98's review
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.75
I can see why this book was controversial at the time of publication, but I thought Arendt’s account rang very true and was very insightful - lots we could continue to learn from/consider today.
junyan's review against another edition
4.0
极权政府的本质，抑或是每一种官僚（科层）制的本性，在于把人完全变成职员，变成行政机器上的小齿轮，从而令他们丧失人性。