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The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton by Jefferson Morley
4.5
reading this after The Devil’s Chessboard and mannnn these people were absolute ghouls. like they don’t even know that they’ve so severely damaged the world
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot
5.0
truly no other book that’ll help you realize how badly you’d want to bring Allen Dulles back to life just so you could personally kill him again for all the global and irreparable damage he’s caused and abetted
JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters by James W. Douglass
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse and Betrayal by Nick Bryant
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
5.0
i listened to the 21-hour audiobook narrated by the author, which i enjoyed, within a week or so. i could not put it down. the anger i felt was so palpable. but i'm grateful that bryant put a lot of time and care into this work to bring awareness to these horrific events and networks.
Bow Grip by Ivan Coyote
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
absolutely haunting and necessary read. tremendous research and storytelling Bevins has brought together.
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.5