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A review by minsies
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein
3.0
This took me forfuckingever to finish. It is very interesting, but it is also very depressing; I'm not sure it was entirely worth the amount of time that it took up in my reading life.
Also, it ends very abruptly; once Nixon is reelected, that's about it. There's a brief anecdote about him in 1992, but that appears earlier. He wins the election, and I guess the damage is done? (Obviously plenty of it is, but I'm sure there are more hijinks. With Nixon, there are always more hijinks.)
The book entirely glosses over Nixon's family life, too. It spends a little time with him growing up, but once he starts on his political career, that's all there is. It would've been worth it to see how his fuckedupness followed him home.
Also, it ends very abruptly; once Nixon is reelected, that's about it. There's a brief anecdote about him in 1992, but that appears earlier. He wins the election, and I guess the damage is done? (Obviously plenty of it is, but I'm sure there are more hijinks. With Nixon, there are always more hijinks.)
The book entirely glosses over Nixon's family life, too. It spends a little time with him growing up, but once he starts on his political career, that's all there is. It would've been worth it to see how his fuckedupness followed him home.