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Matt Fuller's review
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The Holocaust: An Unfinished History (Pelican Books):
"Disappointing. Kinda lacked a clear point beyond being contrary and was weirdly repetitive. The regular references to January 6th and the rise of Western far-right were also a bit embarrassing for serious scholarship. "
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| This is probably a useful and important book in that it captures so much Westminster gossip about such an important period. But the experience of reading it is a slog. This is partly because of the subject matter (it was dull, frustrating, aggravatin ...more | |
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No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris:
"Maybe it shouldn’t surprise me that half a million words on months of esoteric, technocratic grind is a long, dull slog to read. Shippers aims for Caro (whose LBJ books he predictably calls ‘magisterial’, a descriptor he uses again just a few paragra"
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| West is a frustrating writer, and this is a clear example of where the frustrations lie - she was judgmental, smug, patronising and, in short, a know-all. But she also possessed great insights into human psychology and wrote fabulously well. I enjoye ...more | |
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| Golding is simply a brilliant writer, and this is him at the peak of his powers - a near-perfect example of the modern novel and its elaboration of the general in the particular. The characterisation and dialogue are wonderful; the prose in general i ...more | |
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| This is a monumental scholarly achievement - thoroughly admirable for its ambition and depth. Nobody else in the 20th century wrote work of this brilliance and density or profundity of thought, let alone the 21st. Does he push the argument too far? Y ...more | |
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| This book has essentially no redeeming features, except for its brevity. The characters are actively dislikable; what they see in each other, apart from looks, is never explained; the plot is completely implausible; the resolution is laughably swift ...more | |