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A review by melissabee
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein
4.0
I was too exhausted by this book to write a lengthy review. It's a very long book, and for me, in the current political climate, emotionally draining. It took a long time to get through.
But it was excellent. Yes, the avalanche of detail can be a bit much, but Perlstein's pace manages to stay fast anyway, and his prose is snappy (and funny, and biting, and vivid, and sly). I didn't live through this time period and didn't learn about it in much detail in school (which I think is a shame), so I was riveted.
Sadly, I think he's right that we're still in Nixonland. Perhaps Trump is even the culmination of Nixonland....but that would imply we're at a limit and on our way out, and I don't think we are.
But it was excellent. Yes, the avalanche of detail can be a bit much, but Perlstein's pace manages to stay fast anyway, and his prose is snappy (and funny, and biting, and vivid, and sly). I didn't live through this time period and didn't learn about it in much detail in school (which I think is a shame), so I was riveted.
Sadly, I think he's right that we're still in Nixonland. Perhaps Trump is even the culmination of Nixonland....but that would imply we're at a limit and on our way out, and I don't think we are.