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danjbrownuk 's review for:
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
by Douglas Murray
Prose: 5
Interesting Content: 4
Perspective Shift: 3
Political Impartiality: 2
I was really unsure how to rate this book. I lean liberal/left-wing in most of my political views, and this is the first book I’ve read with an overtly conservative message, written by a conservative. I disagree with the reasoning behind a lot of his more general points in here and I do think there are many blind spots in his reasoning.
However, he is a fantastic writer and argues his points with wit and clarity. I really enjoyed reading this book, and got through it quite quickly.
Also, his examples and specific points were very powerful and made his general points more persuasive.
It’s always a good sign when you’d love to have a chat with the writer in person - because they are great company and you think think you’d learn a lot from them in doing so.
Douglas Murray definitely falls into that camp for me.
Summation:
Whether you agree with him politically or not, Murray is a really smart, funny, and enjoyable writer, and this is an interesting, topical subject.
Interesting Content: 4
Perspective Shift: 3
Political Impartiality: 2
I was really unsure how to rate this book. I lean liberal/left-wing in most of my political views, and this is the first book I’ve read with an overtly conservative message, written by a conservative. I disagree with the reasoning behind a lot of his more general points in here and I do think there are many blind spots in his reasoning.
However, he is a fantastic writer and argues his points with wit and clarity. I really enjoyed reading this book, and got through it quite quickly.
Also, his examples and specific points were very powerful and made his general points more persuasive.
It’s always a good sign when you’d love to have a chat with the writer in person - because they are great company and you think think you’d learn a lot from them in doing so.
Douglas Murray definitely falls into that camp for me.
Summation:
Whether you agree with him politically or not, Murray is a really smart, funny, and enjoyable writer, and this is an interesting, topical subject.