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Jul 27, 2017Trcr rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I was enjoying this book, until I got to the chapter on Sweden. What was up with that? I don't know if the author has a deep seated hatred for Sweden or he had an agenda and none of the other Scandinavian countries allowed him to vent it. I read the book because I am interested in these countries and how they manage social issues. But I am not so interested that I want to read boring histories or dry political essays. This seemed a much more readable and approachable option. But I found myself constantly shaking my head in the chapter on Sweden. Without coming out and saying it he has some very politically right wing attitudes. But he never convinced me that the horrible totalitarian state was Sweden or that it was such a bad thing for the people. At the same time he seems very pro immigration and critical of Sweden for attempts to maintain their culture. The rest of the book had some interesting information and anecdotes and it was very readable, so worth the time just skip the whole Sweden part.