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The Road to Character by David Brooks
3.0

This was an alright read for that it offers a different view in the self-help genre. More of an anti-self help book. It had some great passages and interesting case studies. I'll be picking up a George Eliot soon! But it does have a few too many religious overtones for me and the Eisenhower chapter was hard to maintain interest and accept what Brooks was saying.

Can't help but feel a bitter taste when after slogging through this book which encourages us to do away with the self-aggrandizing and posturing we are guilty of in the 21st century, his bio reads like a resume attaching himself to well known institutions and media outlets.

He should probably read his book one more time.