One thing I love to do is resource other people with good books. That means I read a lot and then try to mention some of the best of the bunch in case that will spur other people on in their own reading. To that end, here are a few of the books I’ve read recently, accompanied by miniature reviews. (And, in case nothing here strikes your fancy, I’ve got two other round-ups from 2020: number one and number two.)
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikötter. I may have mentioned before that I have a bit of a fascination with early communism. As so many in Western nations begin to lean toward socialism, I find it increasingly interesting and increasingly necessary to look to history to see how that has worked out for others. The Tragedy of Liberation is the second volume (but first in chronology) by Frank Dikötter that examines the early years of the Chinese Revolution, in this case 1945-1957. The book is a tale of endless woe, endless suffering, and endless horrors. In that way China matches (or maybe even surpasses) the other communist regimes of the
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