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War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race by Edwin Black
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ojaypm's review
challenging
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I think this is a very important book. It is comprehensive, exhaustive, and illuminating.
It is very hard to read due to the nature of the subject and the awful content chronicled by the author.
I also found it slightly repetitive, and the volume of names, dates and topics can be a bit disorienting.
For those able to cope with the content (and it won’t be everyone) I strongly recommend this book. It details explicitly and in abundance the awful things people can do when they ‚other’ and ‚subhuman’ other people, in places where we were supposedly enlightened and progressive.
It is very hard to read due to the nature of the subject and the awful content chronicled by the author.
I also found it slightly repetitive, and the volume of names, dates and topics can be a bit disorienting.
For those able to cope with the content (and it won’t be everyone) I strongly recommend this book. It details explicitly and in abundance the awful things people can do when they ‚other’ and ‚subhuman’ other people, in places where we were supposedly enlightened and progressive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War
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