Book Review: A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears (Hardcover)

I was given the book "A Century Turns: New Hopes, New Fears" by William J. Bennett to review by Booksneeze.com. This is not the type of book that I would normally pick up to read on my own. I usually stick to the fiction section. If I do venture into the non-fiction, I stick pretty close to the self-help type stuff. Needless to say, I wasn't super hyped to read this one.



Low and behold, I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable this book is to read. It is a history of the recent past. The years 1988-2008 were talked about in this book. I found myself lost in the memory of the events described in the story. It gave me a deeper understanding of the events that happened during my early adulthood.



It is a non-biased look at events. I didn't find any "bash the other guy" type tactics. He did give personal behind the scene looks at people that he knows. This enabled me to get a better feel for the person being talked about at the time. Instead of just letting me rely on the liberal news for my opinion of a person.

I would think that anyone that likes to read non-fiction history based books will LOVE this one. If this avowed non-fiction disliker (hater is such a harsh word) found it an enjoyable read that speaks volumes.