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A review by themadmaiden
Doomed to Repeat PB by Bill Fawcett
2.0
It started off well, talking about how invading Afghanistan was always more trouble then it's worth but even the chapter about disease wasn't enough to hold my interest after it started to slant ever more towards America and the economy. This was not the book I was expecting.
I'm highly disappointed there wasn't a chapter about how invading Russia in the winter is a terrible idea but I really shouldn't be surprised. This was so American centered, it was blinding near the end. The last line where they attempted to mention the EU was almost laughable since the entire chapter had been about comparing America to Rome.
The few history parts were interesting but we're nearly enough. I thought we'd get stuff about dictatorships and the wars and things people do in fear. Stuff about history that we're not realizing and just doing over and over again. But no, apparently we had to spend the entire last half of the book talking about American economics. If you're going to make the book mostly American at least have the decency to put America in the title so the rest of us know not to be looking for world centered things.
A lot less interesting then I thought it would be.
I'm highly disappointed there wasn't a chapter about how invading Russia in the winter is a terrible idea but I really shouldn't be surprised. This was so American centered, it was blinding near the end. The last line where they attempted to mention the EU was almost laughable since the entire chapter had been about comparing America to Rome.
The few history parts were interesting but we're nearly enough. I thought we'd get stuff about dictatorships and the wars and things people do in fear. Stuff about history that we're not realizing and just doing over and over again. But no, apparently we had to spend the entire last half of the book talking about American economics. If you're going to make the book mostly American at least have the decency to put America in the title so the rest of us know not to be looking for world centered things.
A lot less interesting then I thought it would be.