War by Bob Woodward My rating: 3 of 5 stars Nice book on current affairs. It reads like a novel and jumps around a lot; personally, I like the pacing, I didn’t read it too deeply, and basically skimmed through it like a news article. It is interesting, of course, since the issues discussed are still ongoing, but maybe that’s because I don’t keep in touch with Western news outlets and whatever so it’s all new to me.

Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness by Kenneth M. Pollack My rating: 4 of 5 stars Good book. Enjoyed the snippets of military history as well as the thesis. View all my reviews