A review by saboo
101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper by Yann Martel
4.0
At first, I hated the idea of this book--Stephen Harper cannot possibly care what Yann Martel thinks he should read. But the more I read, the less that mattered and the more I thought about the importance of what a leader consumes in shaping who they are and how they lead.
Although I found it a little overtly left-leaning, the letter format is intimate and direct, the list of books is superb, and by the end I found myself wondering how my own reading list impacts my work, my friendships, and my life.
The best part of being friends with writers is their book recommendations and this book is a window into the book recommendations of an excellent Canadian writer as well as a meditation on the impact of literature and the types of leaders we choose to elect and support.
Although I found it a little overtly left-leaning, the letter format is intimate and direct, the list of books is superb, and by the end I found myself wondering how my own reading list impacts my work, my friendships, and my life.
The best part of being friends with writers is their book recommendations and this book is a window into the book recommendations of an excellent Canadian writer as well as a meditation on the impact of literature and the types of leaders we choose to elect and support.