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scorbett3's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.75
Incredibly informative but chilling to read about the loss of diplomacy only to be replaced by military might driven by powerful and rich.
kathywadolowski's review against another edition
4.0
It's not like I wasn't already kind of cynical about the direction this country is heading. But man, did this book scare me. Farrow fleshed out so, so many examples of the need for diplomacy and, even more importantly in my view, how wrong things can go when it is shoved aside. But I think the most poignant lesson I got from this book was that diplomacy, at its core, is compromise. There is no perfect deal, and using diplomacy by its very nature demands that you must be willing to offer something to the other side. Otherwise, what is the point? And what is the point of trying to navigate a global stage if you *don't* have diplomacy. I'm more afraid than ever, after reading this book, that the rest of the world will just leave us behind, because eventually they will not need us. Yikessss. 4.5/5
clwils982's review against another edition
5.0
I did the audiobook. I will gladly let Ronan Farrow explain things to me in THAT VOICE for the rest of my life. And the book is super relevant to today times.
msilverjr's review against another edition
3.0
A well researched and topical book. I would have given it four stars, but this book's writing was just too frenetic.
cdbaker's review against another edition
5.0
Not that I'm surprised, but this is a really well done argument for the significance of diplomacy.
poorashleu's review against another edition
4.0
The least surprising thing I could read this year if you know me at all.
charlesbilby's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
I was suprosed how much I enjoyed this, it's written in a very approachable way and is highly readable. It's interesting to read about diplomacy in a distinctly journalistic way. The internal politics of the US State Department were elucidated clearly and engagingly
thfrn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
samutter1's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful insights into the downfall of diplomacy
Very well written and engaging book on the state of U.S. diplomacy. Depicts how we ended up in our current diplomatic situation.
Very well written and engaging book on the state of U.S. diplomacy. Depicts how we ended up in our current diplomatic situation.