The Quiet ProtagonistDec 23, 20212 min readReview of Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold WarThis is one of the most riveting and surprising books that I have ever read. Ben Macintyre's The Spy and The Traitor is a narrative...
The Quiet ProtagonistNov 20, 20206 min readReview of Christopher Wylie's "Mindf*uck: Cambridge Analytica And the Plot to Break America"If one book had to be designated in order to illustrate the term page-turner, Christopher Wylie's Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the...
The Quiet ProtagonistNov 11, 20204 min readReview of Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be an Antiracist"Ibram X. Kendi's "How to Be An Antiractist" is an important, timely and provocative book. It could not be more relevant given the...
The Quiet ProtagonistJan 1, 20202 min readReview of Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments"** spoiler alert ** The Testaments was our book club’s last read for 2019. Our group’s moderator became our discussion with a central,...
The Quiet ProtagonistJan 1, 20201 min readReview of Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale"How does one review a book that has become a popular classic? The Handmaid’s Tale is one of those books that stays with you long after...
The Quiet ProtagonistAug 15, 20193 min readReview of Philippe Cavalier's "Hobboes" (in French)** spoiler alert ** Inclassable, rocambolesque, terrifiant et... décevant. Tels sont les adjectifs qui me viennent pour décrire Hobboes...
The Quiet ProtagonistAug 13, 20193 min readReview of Safi Bahcall's "Loonshots"This was by far one of the most thought-provoking and well-crafted, readable non-fiction book I have read in a long time. In fact, the...
The Quiet ProtagonistJun 2, 20193 min readReview of Tom Sancton's "The Bettencourt Affair"** spoiler alert ** This was our book club’s third read and it was perhaps not the wisest decision to read it immediately after “Bad...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 13, 20193 min readReview of Bob Woodward's “Fear: Trump in The White House” ** spoiler alert ** When this book first came out and started making noise as the media released some of its juiciest excerpts, I thought...
The Quiet ProtagonistApr 9, 20193 min readReview of John Carreyrou's "Bad Blood, Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup"At first one may wonder whether writing a whole book on that story was really necessary. Would it bring much added value as opposed to a...