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"A potted history of ten of the world's most infamous despots, the wars they caused, and the bloodbaths they indulged in. Refreshingly not politically correct, this author never troubles to call a spade a leveraged digging implement or avoid obvious judgement calls. Although populist in tone, this book is well written and only fails in its lack of analysis of what all these tyrants had in common, or why their people stood back and let them do what they did. The ancient dictators: Caligula (infantile), Genghis 'The Stinker' Khan, Ivan the Terrible (poor parenting), and Vlad Dracul (The Impaler Strikes Back). Modern dictators: Papa Doc, Idi Amin, Nicolae Ceaucescu, Emperor Bokassa I, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein - chronologically too close for levity."
Michael JR Jose, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- politician
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Politician story?
- Leftist dictator
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Biography of famous person?
Yes
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- The 'stans
- Russia
- China
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- prison
- fort/military installation
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel?
- concerned
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
- sarcastic/sardonic
Sex in book?
Yes
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Is this a biography of several people?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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