This year we launched Reaction book reviews and since then, have reviewed over 150 fiction and non-fiction titles. From China: An Epic Novel to Lear Wife by Jr Thorpe and George III, here are some of the best books of 2021, curated by the Reaction team.
“Why War?” review: Overy uncovers humanity’s age-old appetite for intergroup violence
Historian Richard Overy’s new book debunks the myth of Rousseau’s noble savage while offering us little hope of a future with less warfare.