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A review by steve97886
Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change by Jared Diamond
2.0
Man, I found this a slog. On the positive side, I did learn a couple of things but I don't feel like there's anything in this book which isn't covered in a more detailed, interesting way by other, less grating authors. My main issues:
A) He keeps name-dropping people he knows; senators, young people, etc. So much of the rhetoric about what people felt in all these countries he talks about just seem to be from his mates.
B) The writing is quite arrogant. Diamond is clearly privileged and doesn't mind telling you about his various trips to places. It's like talking to your boring boomer relatives.
C) The writing is shallow. He talks about his own personal crisis for pages (something about gallbladders) and doesn't talk about crises affecting other people.
D) Lack original ideas
Better books on this topic: Prisoners of Geography, The Precipice.
A) He keeps name-dropping people he knows; senators, young people, etc. So much of the rhetoric about what people felt in all these countries he talks about just seem to be from his mates.
B) The writing is quite arrogant. Diamond is clearly privileged and doesn't mind telling you about his various trips to places. It's like talking to your boring boomer relatives.
C) The writing is shallow. He talks about his own personal crisis for pages (something about gallbladders) and doesn't talk about crises affecting other people.
D) Lack original ideas
Better books on this topic: Prisoners of Geography, The Precipice.