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“We might pause to imagine a household in which Stalin is the more loving parent.”

Children of Monsters: An inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators by Jay Nordlinger

November 2, 2021 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

I had been looking forward to this one for a while, and I’m bummed I didn’t enjoy the reading experience more. I know, you’re wondering what exactly I thought I’d be “enjoying” while reading about the titular “children of monsters” in Jay Nordlinger’s 2015 book. I find the human mind fascinating, and when it comes to some of the biggest “monsters” of the twentieth century, how much could be expected to travel from parent to child? I’m not sure Nordlinger is the author to write […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: armchair psychology, Children of Monsters, dictators, Jay Nordlinger, monsters are real, pop history, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:53 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: armchair psychology, Children of Monsters, dictators, Jay Nordlinger, monsters are real, pop history, read harder challenge ·
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“Live by lies”

March 7, 2016 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

I really liked the writing style of this book, probably even more than the content. Nordlinger has a very casual way of communicating with the reader, and throws in some occasional (usually dark) humor as well. His mission, as he lays out in the introduction, is to examine the children and grandchildren of 20 dictators that rule or ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. He explains that many of these people are shrouded in mystery, so some of his research has holes, but overall, I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Jay Nordlinger

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:42 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Jay Nordlinger ·
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