provaprova's review against another edition
4.0
Kissinger may be a duplicitous murderous bastard, but he's an excellent analyst and while his ancient history is only so-so as far as I can tell from my other reading (eg. Needham), his takes on modern Chinese history is very interesting, and I learned a number of things I did not know before (I was shocked to learn that the Soviets at one point seriously considered pre-emptively attacking China's nuclear program and had reached out to the USA to ask whether the USA would be very upset about it?).
elusivity's review
3.0
Took me forever to finish this, but still reduced to skimming toward the end. This is a dry, dry recounting of events, even though Mr. Kissinger was eyewitness and part of the main actors to momentous history...
laurakisner's review against another edition
No review - informative, but I do not agree with many, if not most, of Kissinger’s America first policies on China-U.S. relations. I didn’t expect much more when I started reading this anyway.
madisonsites's review against another edition
3.0
I only read this because I was coming to China for work. It's very well-written and informative, but I have to admit, I forced myself through it. Be mindful that it is a bit of valuable history and lots of politics.
bakudreamer's review against another edition
You don't need to read the whole thing, just the last two chapters mostly
sprague's review against another edition
3.0
Surprisingly readable and worthwhile summary by a guy who knows a lot.