A review by allisonnorberg
The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right by Max Boot

2.0

I read about a third of this book and I don’t think I’m missing much by not finishing it. The way the author writes is of one of two different kinds of Republicans: the “intellectual” ones (the second kind of Republican being the Trumpers). I believe Boot is smart, but a lot of the sentence structure is overly complex and the use of “big” words is a bit excessive. We get it, you’re a journalist and went to a big name school. It was just annoying to read and came off as him wanting a medal for being conservative and not voting for Trump. If you want to read a book by a former Republican, I suggest Rising out of Hatred: the Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Derek Black. Black really did some relearning and it was a great read. And by suggesting this book I am not insinuating that Boot is a white nationalist lol.