A review by quisby
George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis

4.0

Excellent biography, although Kennan himself rubbed me the wrong way, principally because of the lengthy navel-gazing diary passages. He used excellent imagery and style but came off as irritatingly conceited. In spite of the fascinating times in which he lived, Kennan had a fundamentally dull career, except for some stints in Moscow.