A review by clearlywords
The Road to Character by David Brooks

I do not agree with many of David Brooks’s political opinions, but I thought this book had some valuable things to say about the importance of moral strength of character, of the need for reflection, and of honesty about one’s shortcomings. He has a more balanced view of contemporary ideas of “self-esteem” than I expected, but I think he misreads the current eagerness for money as greed rather than a sign of desperate times.

I also thoroughly enjoyed reading different histories and learning about people (mainly Americans) I had not heard of before.