Book Review: A War Against Truth
Not sure what to make of this book, it was an excellent read but it was as tragic as it was funny (funny isn’t quite the right word but I only have a University education so don’t expect too much).
At first I thought this was an account of the 2nd Gulf War written by an embedded journalist in Iraq. I quickly found out that this book was written by a Canadian working for Harpers on a budget.
This guy writes about what Iraq was like “on the ground”. He talks about life in Iraq after the invasion from the perspective of someone who didn’t have to filter his reports or get his information spoon fed by the American bureaucracy. It’s a first hand account of the sights, sounds, smells and such of life on the street after the invasion.
As mentioned his accounts are both tragic and comical, the book is fascinating and once you get past the disturbing first chapter you won’t be able to put it down.
The book does appear somewhat slanted but very believable.
Don’t read this book if you’re in a down cycle (bummed out).
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