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A review by herri1je
How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century by Frank Dikötter
2.0
Not my favorite...
I'm an avid history reader but I felt like this book was a bit misleading. With a cheeky title, I though this would include some wit as well as a historical account. I did some digging and found that the ARC was printed under a different original title; I think the title change was the publisher's move to try to get it to appeal to a wider audience. Overall I found it to be dry and at times hard to get through. At least it was only 200 pages.
I'm an avid history reader but I felt like this book was a bit misleading. With a cheeky title, I though this would include some wit as well as a historical account. I did some digging and found that the ARC was printed under a different original title; I think the title change was the publisher's move to try to get it to appeal to a wider audience. Overall I found it to be dry and at times hard to get through. At least it was only 200 pages.