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From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman

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From Beirut to Jerusalem
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Thomas L. Friedman

Tony Le's review

Nov 28, 2018

did not like it

A one sided extremely biased book. Mr. Friedman! You could have done a much better job had you relayed the views of both conflicting parties of the Lebanese war. Blaming all the miseries on one side only while picturing the other side as the innocent victim only accentuates your incomprehension of the reasons that led to the war, or maybe reflects the result of an 'inflated pocket'!!!

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message 1: by Quo (new) - rated it 5 stars

Mar 21, 2021 07:29PM

My thought is that you either read a different version of the book or a book with the same title by another author. I've spent time in the Middle East in the areas detailed in Friedman's book & thought that he attempted to be objective, certainly not slanting his findings to one side as claimed by Tony Le. Having read several other very positive reviews of From Beirut to Lebanon, reviews that are rather detailed & well-focused rather than just quick rants without any documentation & having read the book myself, I take issue with your mini-review.

Beyond that, I've just noticed that the book has a 4.13 rating among G/R readers who've done reviews, really not a terrible score by any means. No book is for every reader but the reviews I value at least take the time to support their premise, which you have failed to do.

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message 2: by Lefthat (new) - rated it 1 star

Jul 16, 2021 12:49PM