A review by shmandanas
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

informative

4.5

This was really interesting to read technically retrospectively- by technically, I mean that pretty much all of the points still apply to the US government as it stands now even though the catalyst for the piece is out of office. All of the main takeaways of this book are things that feel like they should be obvious, but when you live in a state where those factors are often forgotten or taken for granted, it is really important to have a reminder. A handy little book.

I also really loved that he mentioned that eastern europeans and scholars thereof knew what was happening before most of America did --Sarah Kendzior was my guiding light during the Trump administration, and I highly recommend her works.