It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light. --Jonathan Freedland, June 25, 2006 [233]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The book is expected to fundamentally change how Americans view their country.
- In plain terms
- Reading this will make Americans see their nation in a troubling new way.
- What can you take from it?
- Perspective shifts can be unsettling but necessary.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should we view our country?
- What makes a perspective troubling?
Another view
The prediction assumes all readers will react similarly.
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