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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
3.0
I picked up The Plot Against the America, because of the premise. It seemed like a neat surprisingly relevant book that came at our current climate of politics from an intriguing way. That being said, the book in my opinion fell a little flat. I think that's mostly because the book is tied to the perspective of a little kid, causing the cool premise to kind of fade into the background, half-rushed and half-unexplored.
That being said, I still enjoyed reading though it can get a bit slow and dull in certain sections. In other sections the potential of the book really shines through. In essence, a mix bag of satisfying drama and childish emotion. You decide!
That being said, I still enjoyed reading though it can get a bit slow and dull in certain sections. In other sections the potential of the book really shines through. In essence, a mix bag of satisfying drama and childish emotion. You decide!
Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump by Dan Pfeiffer
3.0
I recently came to enjoy Pod Save America, and that’s what led me to this book. It’s a real treat for the Obama fans out there, but anyone beyond that, I’m not so sure. Pfeiffer jumps around a bit, peppering in bits about his life and entertaining anecdotes from his time both on the Obama Presidential campaigns and in the Obama White House.
Besides that, there isn’t a ton left to say about this book. Pfeiffer does offer up advice for Democrats the Trump era, but the book is so scattered and fluid that it doesn’t really stick with the reader. There’s a lot of points trying to be made in lieu of a solid overarching theme to the book.
All in all though, if you like Obama or Pod Save America, you will enjoy this book. I’m a fan of both so this book, to me, was well worth the read.
Besides that, there isn’t a ton left to say about this book. Pfeiffer does offer up advice for Democrats the Trump era, but the book is so scattered and fluid that it doesn’t really stick with the reader. There’s a lot of points trying to be made in lieu of a solid overarching theme to the book.
All in all though, if you like Obama or Pod Save America, you will enjoy this book. I’m a fan of both so this book, to me, was well worth the read.
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
4.0
The word constantly spins in your head as you read this book. Less as an author, and more as a philosopher, Coetzee examines disgrace in all its forms.
From what you’d expect to what what you can tolerate and finally in what is unrecognizable, he centers his main character, David Lurie, on these questions. What does disgrace look like? How far can one fall? Is it a mark of shame or a price to pay?
Coetzee never wastes a word. The book is terse and too the point, never bothering to stay too long on one scene, inhabiting each character long enough to make his point and then moving on.
I would definitely recommend this book. It’ll make you think and reconsider yourself afterwards.
From what you’d expect to what what you can tolerate and finally in what is unrecognizable, he centers his main character, David Lurie, on these questions. What does disgrace look like? How far can one fall? Is it a mark of shame or a price to pay?
Coetzee never wastes a word. The book is terse and too the point, never bothering to stay too long on one scene, inhabiting each character long enough to make his point and then moving on.
I would definitely recommend this book. It’ll make you think and reconsider yourself afterwards.