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A review by joshtweeterson
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein
5.0
This was a tough book to read. I started it the week of George Floyd’s murder and as I read about events of the 60s, the book was no longer an escape from the news. Which made an already long book a little longer, because I just couldn’t do it at times.
But I’m happy I kept at it. Incredible research. I learned so much that I didn’t know and things I did know were given so much more depth than I had ever experienced.
The parallels to today are insane at times. I have so many things highlighted on my Kindle. I don’t think I’ll ever reread the entire book, but I know I’ll go back and check out passages and events more than once.
“How did Nixonland end? It has not ended yet.”
9.5/10
But I’m happy I kept at it. Incredible research. I learned so much that I didn’t know and things I did know were given so much more depth than I had ever experienced.
The parallels to today are insane at times. I have so many things highlighted on my Kindle. I don’t think I’ll ever reread the entire book, but I know I’ll go back and check out passages and events more than once.
“How did Nixonland end? It has not ended yet.”
9.5/10